AUSTIN, Minn., May 21, 2018 /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 eighteen and three quarter cents
(18.75¢) a share on May 21, 2018,
will be paid August 15, 2018, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on July 16, 2018.
The August 15 payment will be the
360th 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.
™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food
company with over $9 billion in
annual revenues across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include Skippy®, SPAM®,
Hormel® Natural Choice®,
Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly
Guacamole®, Hormel® Black
Label®, Columbus® 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 one of
"The 100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility
Magazine for the 10th year in a row, and has received
numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate
responsibility and community service efforts. In 2016, the company
celebrated its 125th anniversary and announced its new vision for
the future - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ - focusing on its
legacy of innovation. For more information, visit
www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
Contact:
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Richard M.
Williamson
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507-437-5345
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media@hormel.com
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