-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I7t0eiJJHfYg9e8pejNso7+QHO+0HAQ76D00afCREQYqzIA6Dcel6GJL/3wNLgDp v+Y9abh3XU6/YshoVlm1rw== 0001104659-03-022333.txt : 20031007 0001104659-03-022333.hdr.sgml : 20031007 20031007084956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-03-022333 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030930 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20031007 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000048465 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011] IRS NUMBER: 410319970 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02402 FILM NUMBER: 03930533 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 HORMEL PL CITY: AUSTIN STATE: MN ZIP: 55912-3680 BUSINESS PHONE: 5074375737 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 HORMEL PLACE CITY: AUSTIN STATE: MN ZIP: 55912-3680 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HORMEL GEO A & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a03-3885_18k.htm 8-K

 

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)   September 30, 2003

 

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) 437-5611

 

 

 

Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

Union workers from five of the Company’s production facilities voted to ratify a new four-year labor contract on September 30, 2003.

 

The United Food and Commercial Workers union represented approximately 3,000 workers from the following five Hormel production facilities: Algona, Iowa; Austin, Minnesota; Beloit, Wisconsin; Fremont, Nebraska; and Tucker, Georgia.  The previous labor contracts expired in early September of the current year.

 

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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)

 

 

 

 

Dated:

October 7, 2003

 

By

/s/ M. J. McCOY

 

 

 

M. J. McCOY

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated:

October 7, 2003

 

By

/s/ J. N. SHEEHAN

 

 

 

J. N. SHEEHAN

 

 

Vice President and Controller

 

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