Sheehan James N Form 5 HORMEL FOODS / JAMES N SHEEHAN ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SHEEHAN JAMES N

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 HORMEL PLACE

(Street)

AUSTIN MN 55912

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ [ HRL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior V.P. & CFO

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/20/2017		G	225	D	$0	80,457(1)(2)	I	Rev Trust
Common Stock	12/20/2017		G	225	D	$0	56,355(3)	I	Spouse's Rev Trust
Common Stock	12/27/2017		G	225	D	$0	80,232	I	Rev Trust
Common Stock	12/27/2017		G	225	D	$0	56,130	I	Spouse's Rev Trust
Common Stock	04/11/2018		G	2,500	D	$0	77,732	I	Rev Trust
Common Stock	04/11/2018		G	2,500	D	$0	53,630	I	Spouse's Rev Trust
Common Stock	10/12/2018		G	750	D	$0	76,982	I	Rev Trust
Common Stock	10/12/2018		G	750	D	$0	52,880	I	Spouse's Rev Trust
Common Stock							15,673.737	I	JEPST Plan

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The balance reported on this Form 4 reflects that the reporting person's Form 4 filed on August 31, 2017, erroneously deducted 260 shares from the reporting person's revocable trust when they should have been deducted from the reporting person's spouse's revocable trust.

2. The balance reported on this Form 4 also reflects an additional 24,296 which the reporting person transferred from direct ownership to the revocable trust beneficially owned by the reporting person.

3. The balance reported on this Form 4 reflects the deduction of 260 shares from the reporting person's spouse's revocable trust which were erroneously deducted from the reporting person's revocable trust on the reporting person's Form 4 filed on August 31, 2017.

	James N. Sheehan, by Power of Attorney	12/06/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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