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Hormel Foods Corporation’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HRL.
−Removed: The CUSIP number is 440452100.
−Removed: There are approximately 10,000 record stockholders and 270,000 stockholders whose shares are held in street name by brokerage firms and financial institutions.
+Added: As of November 27, 2024, there were approximately 9,000 record holders of the Company’s common stock and approximately 242,000 holders whose shares were held in street name by brokerage firms and financial institutions.
+Added: Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
There were no issuer purchases of equity securities in the quarter ended October 27, 2024.
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The Company has paid dividends for 385 consecutive quarters.
−Removed: The annual dividend rate for fiscal 2024 will increase to $1.13 per share, representing the 58th consecutive annual dividend increase.
−Removed: The Company is dedicated to returning excess cash flow to shareholders through dividend payments.
+Added: On November 25, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized an increase to the annual dividend rate for fiscal 2025 to $1.16 per share, representing the 59th consecutive annual dividend increase.
+Added: The Company is dedicated to returning cash to shareholders through dividend payments.
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