Hormel Foods (HRL) Form 4 HORMEL FOODS / Donald H Kremin ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kremin Donald H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 HORMEL PLACE

(Street)

AUSTIN MN 55912-3680

(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)
Group Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/30/2016

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 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
Common Stock	08/30/2016		M		40,000	A	$9.5625	72,738.335	D
Common Stock	08/30/2016		M		40,000	A	$12.48	112,738.338	D
Common Stock	08/30/2016		S		80,400	D	$37.8628(1)	32,338.335	D
Common Stock	08/31/2016		M		400	A	$9.3525	32,738.335	D
Common Stock								6,002.519	I	401(K) Plan
Common Stock								4,424.915	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$9.5625	08/30/2016		M			40,000	(2)	12/01/2019	Common Stock	40,000	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$12.48	08/30/2016		M			40,000	(3)	12/07/2020	Common Stock	40,000	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$9.3525	08/31/2016		M			400	12/16/2010	01/08/2017	Common Stock	400	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the weighted average price of 80,400 shares of common stock of Hormel Foods Corporation sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on August 30, 2016 with sale prices ranging from $37.7601 to $37.91 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

2. The option vested in four equal annual installments, with the first group vesting on December 1, 2010.

3. The option vested in four equal annual installments, with the first group vesting on December 7, 2011.

	Donald H. Kremin, by Power of Attorney	09/01/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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