Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information under “Item 1 – Election of Directors”, “Board Independence”, “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports”, “Board of Director Meetings”, “Board Committees”, and “Insider Trading Policy, including Stock Hedging and Pledging Policies” in the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or about January 27, 2026, is incorporated herein by reference.

Information concerning Executive Officers is set forth in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, pursuant to Instruction to Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethical Business Conduct in compliance with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that applies to its principal executive officer, its principal financial officer, and its principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Code of Ethical Business Conduct is available on the

Company’s website at www.hormelfoods.com, free of charge, under the caption, “Investors – Governance – Documents.” The Company intends to satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of this Code of Ethical Business Conduct by posting such information on the Company’s website at the address and location specified above.