PR Newswire | Mar 22, 2021 05:00PM EDT

03/22 16:00 CDT

Hormel Foods Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend AUSTIN, Minn., March 22, 2021

AUSTIN, Minn., March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, announced today that its quarterly dividend on the common stock, authorized by the Board of Directors at 24.50 cents($0.2450) a share on March 22, 2021, will be paid May 17, 2021, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2021.

The May 17 payment will be the 371st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company. Since becoming a public company in 1928, Hormel Foods Corporation has paid a regular quarterly dividend without interruption.

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS - Inspired People. Inspired Food. (tm)

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY(r), SPAM(r), Hormel(r) Natural Choice(r), Applegate(r), Justin's(r), Wholly(r), Hormel(r) Black Label(r), Columbus(r) and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three straight years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "The 100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 12 years in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement - Inspired People. Inspired Food.(tm) - to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com

Media Contact: Rick Williamson

507-434-6352

media@hormel.com

Investor Contact: Nathan Annis

507-437-5248

ir@hormel.com

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