HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (NYSE:HRL) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 21, 2016, Hormel Foods Corporation issued a press release announcing it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Clougherty Packing, LLC, parent company of Farmer John and Saag’s Specialty Meats, along with PFFJ, LLC farm operations in California, Arizona, and Wyoming to Smithfield Foods, Inc. A copy of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits furnished to Item 7.01

99 Press release issued November 21, 2016

About HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (NYSE:HRL)

Hormel Foods Corporation is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of food and meat products. The Company operates through five segments: Grocery Products, which consists of the processing, marketing and sale of shelf-stable food products sold in the retail market; Refrigerated Foods, which consists of the processing, marketing and sale of branded and unbranded pork and beef products for retail, foodservice and fresh product customers; Jennie-O Turkey Store, which consists of the processing, marketing and sale of branded and unbranded turkey products for retail, foodservice and fresh product customers; Specialty Foods, which consists of the packaging and sale of private label shelf stable products, nutritional products, sugar and condiments to industrial, retail and foodservice customers, and International & Other, which includes the Hormel Foods International Corporation, which manufactures, markets and sells the Company products internationally.

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (NYSE:HRL) Recent Trading Information

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (NYSE:HRL) closed its last trading session down -0.64 at 34.94 with 2,633,005 shares trading hands.