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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Information about our Executive Officers

The following table provides information regarding the executive officers of the Company as of December 5, 2025:

CURRENT OFFICE AND PREVIOUS
NAMEAGEFIVE YEARS EXPERIENCEDATES
Jeffrey M. Ettinger67Interim Chief Executive Officer07/2025 to Present
Chair, The Hormel Foundation07/2024 to 07/2025;
08/2018 to 06/2023
Interim President, the University of Minnesota (public land-grant university)06/2023 to 06/2024
Board Member, Ecolab, Inc. (water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions)05/2015 to 05/2023
Board Member, The Toro Company (landscape equipment)07/2010 to 05/2023
John F. Ghingo53President07/2025 to Present
Executive Vice President, Retail10/2024 to 07/2025
Group Vice President, Retail09/2024 to 10/2024
Chief Executive Officer, Whisps Acquisition Corporation (cheese and snack foods)01/2022 to 08/2024
President, Applegate Farms, LLC (subsidiary of registrant)04/2018 to 01/2022
Paul R. Kuehneman54Interim Chief Financial Officer and Controller10/2025 to Present
Vice President and Controller02/2022 to 10/2025
Assistant Controller01/2021 to 02/2022
Vice President and CFO, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. (subsidiary of registrant)05/2016 to 01/2021
Colleen R. Batcheler51Senior Vice President, External Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary05/2025 to Present
Senior Vice President, External Affairs, and General Counsel06/2024 to 05/2025
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (vehicle rental)05/2022 to 04/2024
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Conagra Brands, Inc. (consumer packaged foods)09/2009 to 04/2022
Mary Katherine Clark46Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer03/2024 to Present
Vice President of Communications, Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (mattresses and related products)10/2022 to 02/2024
Senior Director of Communications, Mattress Firm Holding Corp.10/2020 to 10/2022
Pierre M. Lilly54Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer10/2020 to Present
Katherine M. Losness-Larson60Senior Vice President, Human Resources10/2022 to Present
Director of Human Resources10/2018 to 10/2022
Kevin L. Myers, Ph.D.60Interim Group Vice President, Supply Chain04/2025 to Present
Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Quality Control03/2015 to 04/2025
Swen Neufeldt52Group Vice President, Hormel Foods International Corporation06/2020 to Present
David F. Weber56Group Vice President, Foodservice03/2025 to Present
Vice President, Foodservice Sales03/2018 to 03/2025

No family relationship exists among the executive officers and no arrangements or understandings between any executive officer and any other person pertaining to such executive officer's selection as such exist.

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