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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-123103
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160523
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160525

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000048465
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011]
		IRS NUMBER:				410319970
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02402
		FILM NUMBER:		161673384

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 HORMEL PL
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55912-3680
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(507) 437-5611

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 HORMEL PLACE
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55912-3680

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HORMEL GEO A & CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15 (d)&nbsp;of</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#160;&#160; <b>May&nbsp;23, 2016</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1 Hormel Place</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;5 &#150; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02&#160; <u>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</u></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">On May&nbsp;23, 2016, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">the Board of Directors of Hormel Foods Corporation (the Company) received notice of the upcoming retirement of Jody H. Feragen, who will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective October&nbsp;30, 2016.&#160; The Board of Directors then elected James N. Sheehan to be the Company&#146;s next Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October&nbsp;31, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">On March&nbsp;29, 2016, Sheehan, age 60, was elected to the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective May&nbsp;30, 2016.&#160; In this role, he is responsible for financial policies, internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Section&nbsp;404 compliance and financial reporting, as well as the general accounting, cost, and business unit accounting functions of the Company.&#160; He also oversees the information technology organization.&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Prior to being named to this position, Sheehan was named Treasurer of the Company in 1999 and has served as Vice President and Controller for the past 16 years.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Sheehan has no family relationships with any member of the Board or any other executive officer of the Company, and is not a party to any transaction with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.&#160; Sheehan and the Company have not entered into any employment agreement in connection with his election as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">A press release announcing Ms.&nbsp;Feragen&#146;s retirement and Mr.&nbsp;Sheehan&#146;s election</font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99 to this Form&nbsp;8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01 <u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 9.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 5.02</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">99&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Press release issued May&nbsp;25, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">/s/   JEFFREY M. ETTINGER</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HORMEL FOODS ANNOUNCES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RETIREMENT AND APPOINTMENT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Jody H. Feragen to Retire as Executive Vice President and CFO and James N. Sheehan Appointed as Senior Vice President and CFO</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AUSTIN, Minn. May&nbsp;25, 2016</font></b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">-- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) today announced that Jody H. Feragen will retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective October&nbsp;30, 2016. The Board of Directors elected James N. Sheehan to be the company&#146;s next senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective October&nbsp;31, 2016. Sheehan was most recently elected as vice president and chief accounting officer for the company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">For the last decade, Feragen led all financial areas of Hormel Foods Corporation including accounting, information technology, internal audit, investor relations and treasury. She joined Hormel Foods in 2000 as treasurer, assuming the title of vice president and treasurer in 2001. She was promoted to vice president of finance and treasurer in 2005 and was named senior vice president and CFO in 2007. She was promoted to executive vice president and CFO in 2010. Feragen has served on the Hormel Foods Board of Directors since 2007, and currently on the boards of Patterson Companies Inc., Graco,&nbsp;Inc. and the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;When Jody&#146;s outstanding ten-year tenure as CFO concludes at the end of this fiscal year, she will have played an integral role in helping Hormel Foods to deliver exceptional returns to our shareholders. She has provided rigorous and strategic focus to a broad array of decisions and initiatives, and has built a strong team of finance, tax,&nbsp;IT, investor relations and accounting personnel for our company,&#148; said Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman and chief executive officer, Hormel Foods.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Ettinger added, &#147;Jim is a true professional with deep knowledge of the Hormel Foods business and culture built over a 30-plus year career in finance and accounting. I am highly confident in Jim&#146;s leadership and capabilities in this new role.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Sheehan has been in finance and accounting leadership roles at Hormel Foods for more than twenty years. As vice president and chief accounting officer at Hormel Foods, Sheehan&#146;s responsibilities include financial policies, internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Section&nbsp;404 compliance and financial reporting as well as the general accounting, cost and business unit accounting functions of the company. He also oversees the information technology organization.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">An employee of Hormel Foods for more than 30 years, Sheehan began his career as an accountant, quickly advancing to other management positions within the company. In 1998, he became president of Hormel Financial Services where he was instrumental in developing and implementing Hormel Financial Services functions and several financial systems. Prior to being named to his current position, Sheehan was treasurer at Hormel Foods and served as vice president and controller for 16 years. He is involved in industry organizations including the Financial Executive Institute and the Institute of Management Accountants.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">In addition to his professional involvement, Sheehan is an active member of the community as the treasurer of both the Austin Area Catholic School Foundation and the Austin Country Club. He is also a former board member of the Mower County Red Cross, the Mower County United Way and the Austin Public Library.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. Hormel Foods, which leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring branded, value-added products to the global marketplace, will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2016. The company is a member of the Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s (S&amp;P) 500 Index, S&amp;P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, and was named one of &#147;The 100 Best Corporate Citizens&#148; by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the eighth year in a row. Hormel Foods also received a perfect score on the 2016 Human Rights Campaign Foundation&#146;s Corporate Equality Index, was recognized on the 2016 Best for Vets Employers List by Military Times, and was named one of the 2016 Best Companies for Leaders by Chief Executive magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com and http://2014csr.hormelfoods.com/.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">This news release contains forward-looking information based on management&#146;s current views and assumptions. Actual events may differ materially. Please refer to the cautionary statement regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors that appear on pages&nbsp;30 - 35 in the company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January&nbsp;24, 2016, which can be accessed at www.hormelfoods.com under &#147;Investors-SEC Filings.&#148;</font></p>
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