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HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
OCTOBER 25, 2003
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
 
41-0319970
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1 HORMEL PLACE AUSTIN, MINNESOTA
 
55912-3680
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 
(507) 437-5611
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.0586 PER SHARE
Title of Each Class
 
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Name of Each Exchange
On Which Registered
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes 
ý
    No 
o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to
this Form 10-K. 
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes 
ý
    No 
o
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of April 26, 2003 (the last business day of the registrant's most
recently completed second fiscal quarter), was $1,592,020,962 based on the closing price of $21.74 per share on that date.
As of December 1, 2003, the number of shares outstanding of each of the Corporation's classes of common stock was as follows:
Common Stock, $.0586 Par Value—138,672,803 shares
Common Stock Non-Voting, $.01 Par Value—0 shares
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Annual Stockholders' Report for the year ended October 25, 2003, are incorporated by reference into Part I and Part II Items 5-8, and
included as exhibit 13.1 filed herewith.
 
 
 
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
 
 
 
PART I