UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   January 28, 2014

 

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

1 Hormel Place

Austin, MN  55912

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (507) 437-5611

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Section 5 — CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

 

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On January 28, 2014, the Board of Directors of Hormel Foods Corporation (the Company) received notice of the upcoming retirement of William F. Snyder.  Mr. Snyder will retire as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for the Company, effective April 27, 2014.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Company conducted its annual stockholders’ meeting on January 28, 2014.

 

At the annual meeting, 236,297,789 shares were represented (89.6 percent of the 263,669,001 shares outstanding and entitled to vote).  Three items were considered at the meeting and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

1.  Election of Directors:  The nominees in the proxy statement were: Terrell K. Crews, Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Jody H. Feragen, Glenn S. Forbes, M.D., Stephen M. Lacy, John L. Morrison, Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D., Robert C. Nakasone, Susan K. Nestegard, Dakota A. Pippins, and Christopher J. Policinski.  The results were as follows:

 

DIRECTOR:		FOR		WITHHELD		BROKER NON-VOTE
Terrell K. Crews		208,555,906		6,376,845		21,365,038
Jeffrey M. Ettinger		204,836,108		10,096,643		21,365,038
Jody H. Feragen		204,279,978		10,652,773		21,365,038
Glenn S. Forbes, M.D.		208,779,498		6,153,253		21,365,038
Stephen M. Lacy		208,286,929		6,645,822		21,365,038
John L. Morrison		207,861,648		7,071,103		21,365,038
Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D.		208,775,046		6,157,705		21,365,038
Robert C. Nakasone		208,555,825		6,376,926		21,365,038
Susan K. Nestegard		208,774,547		6,158,204		21,365,038
Dakota A. Pippins		207,349,880		7,582,871		21,365,038
Christopher J. Policinski		208,481,918		6,450,833		21,365,038

 

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2.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending October 26, 2014:

 

For:		228,159,549
Against:		2,008,547
Abstain:		6,129,693

 

3.   Reapproval of the material terms of the performance goals under the Hormel Foods Corporation 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan:

 

For:		201,703,818
Against:		7,071,379
Abstain:		6,157,554
Broker Non-Vote:		21,365,038

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

	HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Dated: January 30, 2014	By	/s/ JEFFREY M. ETTINGER
	JEFFREY M. ETTINGER
	Chairman of the Board, President
	and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: January 30, 2014	By		/s/ JAMES N. SHEEHAN
	JAMES N. SHEEHAN
	Vice President and Controller

 

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