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Hormel Foods Announces 55th Consecutive Increase to Annual Dividend

Austin, Minn.
The Board of Directors of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, today announced a 5 percent increase to the annual dividend to shareholders, marking the 55th consecutive annual dividend increase.
The annual dividend on the common stock of the corporation was raised to $0.98 per share from $0.93 per share.
The Board of Directors authorized the first quarterly dividend of 24.50 cents ($0.2450) a share to be paid on Feb. 16, 2021, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 11, 2021.
The Feb. 16 payment will be the 370th 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.