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) July 22, 1996
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-2402 41-0319970
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
1 Hormel Place, Austin, Minnesota 55912
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (507) 437-5737
Pages: This report contains three (3) pages numbered sequentially from
this cover page.
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Item 5. OTHER MATERIALLY IMPORTANT EVENTS
July 22, 1996
The Company has announced the election of E. Peter Gillette Jr.,
president of Piper Trust Company, to the Board of Directors of Hormel
Foods Corporation.
Mr. Gillette is well known for his business, finance and economic
development background. After 26 years with Norwest Corporation where
he served as the lead bank's chief executive and, later, as corporate
vice chairman, Gillette joined Piper Jaffray Inc., as a managing
director and senior investment banker.
He took leave from Piper Jaffray in 1991 to accept an appointment by
Governor Arne Carlson as Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of
Trade and Economic Development. He rejoined Piper Jaffray Companies
in June 1995 and now serves as president of its subsidiary Piper Trust
Company and as vice chairman of Piper Capital Management Co.
Mr. Gillette is a graduate of Princeton University, William Mitchell
College of Law, Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers
University and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business
School. The election of Mr. Gillette increases the Hormel Board to
fifteen members.
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By
D. J. HODAPP
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
By
M. J. McCOY
Treasurer
Dated: ____________________
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