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Corporate Headquarters Hormel Foods Corporation 1 Hormel Place Austin, MN 55912-3680 (507) 437-5611 lndependent Auditors Ernst & Young LLP 1400 Pillsbury Center Minneapolis, MN 55402-1491 Stock Listing  Hormel Foods Corporation's
common stock is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange.
The company's symbol is HRL
and is often shown as Hormel in the New
York Stock Exchange listing found in the
financial section of most daily newspapers.
Here, shareholders are able to find the corporation's
daily trading activity, stock price
and dividend information.Transfer Agent and Registrar Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. 161 North Concord Exchange P.0. Box 64854 South St. Paul, MN 55164-0854 For the convenience of shareholders, a toll-free number (1-877-536-3559) can be used whenever questions arise regarding changes in registered ownership, lost or stolen certificates, address changes or other matters pertaining to the transfer of stock or shareholder records. When requesting information, shareholders must provide their tax identification number, the name(s) in which their stock is registered and their record address. The transfer agent makes shareholder account data available to shareholders of record via the internet. This service allows shareholders to view various account details over a secure internet connection with the required entry of a tax identification number and a PIN number. Information is available 24 hours per day seven days a week. If you are interested, you may call Wells Fargo Shareowner Services at 1-877-536-3559 (toll-free) or use the "contact us" feature on the web site http://www.css2.sungard.com/Norwest/NLogin.html to arrange for a PIN setup. If you hold stock in more than one account, duplicate mailings of financial information may result. You can help eliminate the added expense by requesting only one copy be sent. Please supply the transfer agent with the names in which all accounts are registered and the name of the account for which you wish to receive mailings. This will not in any way affect dividend check mailings. Hormel Foods Corporation's DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN, available to record shareholders, allows for full dividend reinvestment and voluntary cash purchases with brokerage commissions or other service fees paid by the company. AUTOMATIC DEBIT FOR CASH CONTRIBUTION is also available. This is a convenient method to have money automatically withdrawn each month from a checking or savings account and invested in your DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN account. To enroll in the plan or obtain additional information, contact Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., using the address or telephone number provided with its listing in this section as company transfer agent and registrar.
An optional DIRECT DIVIDEND
DEPOSIT service offers shareholders a
convenient method of having quarterly dividend
payments electronically deposited into
their personal checking or savings account.
The dividend payment is made in the
account each payment date, providing
shareholders with immediate use of their
money. For information about the service
and how to participate, contact Wells Fargo
Bank Minnesota, N.A., transfer agent. |
Dividends The declaration of dividends and all dates related to the declaration of dividends are subject to the judgment and discretion of the Board of Directors of Hormel Foods Corporation. Quarterly dividends are typically paid on the fifteenth of February, May, August and November. Postal delays may cause receipt dates to vary. Reports and Publications Copies of the company's Form 10-K annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); the Form 10-Q quarterly reports to the SEC; proxy statement; quarterly earnings releases, and other printed corporate literature are available free of charge upon request. Telephone (507) 437-5164 or access financial and other information on the Internet at www.hormel.com. As part of our ongoing effort to reduce costs, and recognizing the company's Annual Report to Shareholders is mailed approximately one month following the fourth quarter earnings release date, no quarterly report will be produced and mailed to shareholders. If desired, shareholders may contact (507) 437-5164 to obtain a copy of the fourth quarter earnings release made available to news media and security analysts or check www.hormel.com. Questions about Hormel Foods Shareholder Inquiries (507) 437-5669 Analyst/Investor Inquiries (507) 437-5950 Media Inquiries (507) 437-5345 Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held Tuesday, January 30, 2001, in the Richard L. Knowlton Auditorium at Austin (Minn.) High School. The meeting will convene at 8:00 p.m. Consumer Affairs Inquiries regarding products of Hormel Foods Corporation should be addressed: Consumer Affairs Department Hormel Foods Corporation 1 Hormel Place Austin, MN 55912-3680 or call 1-800-523-4635 Forward-Looking Information This report may contain "forward-looking" information within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The "forward-looking" information may include statements concerning the company's outlook for the future as well as other statements of beliefs, future plans, strategies or anticipated events and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. "Forward-looking" statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to availability and prices of live hogs; raw materials and supplies; live turkey production costs; product pricing: the competitive environment and related market conditions; operating efficiencies; consumer perceptions, and actions of domestic and foreign governments. Please refer to Exhibit 99 of the company's Form 10-K annual report to the Securities Exchange Commission for further information on the company's position regarding "forward-looking" information. |
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