Amendment to Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4/A)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 (Month/Day/Year) 08/05/2025 (Street) AUSTIN, MN 55912 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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, MN 55912	X		Interim CEO

Signatures

/s/ Benjamin S. Borden, Attorney-In-Fact		09/11/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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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