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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended October 30, 2011

 

OR

 

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission file number   1-2402

 

 

A.         Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

 

B.          Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Hormel Foods Corporation

1 Hormel Place

Austin, MN   55912

 

507-437-5611

 



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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

 

Years Ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010

 

 

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Audited Financial Statements

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Supplemental Schedule

 

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

The Employee Benefits Committee

Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan A (the Plan) as of October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of October 30, 2011, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Such information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

April 27, 2012

 

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

 

October 30,
2011

 

October 31,
2010

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

 

$

458,000,439

 

$

409,448,003

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions from Hormel Foods Corporation

 

11,534

 

11,779

 

Contributions from participants

 

293,868

 

281,805

 

Promissory notes from participants

 

10,428,013

 

8,999,673

 

Total receivables

 

10,733,415

 

9,293,257

 

Net assets available for benefits, at fair value

 

468,733,854

 

418,741,260

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

(10,214,553

)

(8,991,407

)

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

458,519,301

 

$

409,749,853

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

October 30,
2011

 

Year Ended
October 31,
2010

 

Additions:

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions from Hormel Foods Corporation

 

$

3,695,442

 

$

3,606,665

 

Contributions from participants

 

26,193,767

 

25,548,956

 

Employee rollover

 

1,700,987

 

1,444,117

 

Investment income

 

4,813,938

 

4,653,396

 

Interest income – promissory notes receivable

 

555,276

 

516,940

 

Total additions

 

36,959,410

 

35,770,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions:

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

18,635,805

 

14,388,583

 

Administrative expenses

 

205,199

 

188,250

 

Total deductions

 

18,841,004

 

14,576,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized appreciation in fair value of investments

 

30,651,042

 

37,245,506

 

Net additions

 

48,769,448

 

58,438,747

 

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year

 

409,749,853

 

351,311,106

 

Net assets available for benefits at end of year

 

$

458,519,301

 

$

409,749,853

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

October 30, 2011

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The accounting records of the Hormel Foods Corporation (the Company or the Sponsor) Tax Deferred Investment Plan A (the Plan) are maintained on the accrual basis.

 

Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). The Plan records financial assets and liabilities at fair value. See Note 3 for further discussion of fair value measurements.

 

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (ASU 2010-06). ASU 2010-06 amended Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820), to clarify certain existing fair value disclosures and to require a number of additional disclosures. The guidance in ASU 2010-06 clarified that disclosures should be presented separately for each “class” of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and provided guidance on how to determine the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities to be presented. ASU 2010-06 also clarified the requirement for entities to disclose information about both the valuation techniques and inputs used in estimating Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. In addition, ASU 2010-06 introduced new requirements to disclose the amounts (on a gross basis) and reasons for any significant transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy and to present information regarding the purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements of Level 3 assets and liabilities on a gross basis. With the exception of the requirement to present changes in Level 3 measurements on a gross basis, which is effective for the Plan beginning October 31, 2011, the guidance in ASU 2010-06 has been adopted for the plan year ending October 30, 2011.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measures and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, (ASU 2011-04).  ASU 2011-04 amended ASC 820 to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). Some of the amendments clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, while other amendments change a particular principle in ASC 820. In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires additional fair value disclosures (although certain of these new disclosures will not be required for nonpublic entities). The amendments are to be applied prospectively and are effective for the plan year beginning October 29, 2012. Plan management is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of ASU 2011-04 will have on the Plan’s financial statements.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation of the Plan with regard to the purchase and sale of investments and certain professional fees are paid by the Plan.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. Description of the Plan

 

The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Plan’s year-end is the last Sunday of October.

 

The Plan is a contributory defined-contribution plan covering employees of the Company and certain eligible subsidiaries who have completed six months of eligibility service and worked at least 500 hours during those six months.

 

Employees who have not made a retirement savings election shall be deemed to have automatically elected to participate in the Plan at the automatic enrollment percentage (currently 3%). Participants who make a retirement savings election can authorize a deduction of 1% to 50% of their compensation for each pay period, subject to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitations. The Plan contains a diversified selection of funds intended to satisfy Section 404(c) of ERISA. Participants also may invest in self-directed brokerage accounts. The Company contributes a matching contribution, currently 50% of the participant’s contribution, not to exceed $900 per year for the plan years ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010.

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s and the Company’s contributions and plan earnings and is charged with an allocation of administrative expenses if the employer does not pay those expenses from its own assets. Allocations are based on account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

2. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

Employee contributions are always 100% vested in the participants’ plan accounts. Employer contributions are 100% vested except for Dan’s Prize Inc., which is more fully discussed below. Forfeitures used to reduce employer contributions for the years ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, were $3,026 and $21,963, respectively. Cumulative forfeited nonvested accounts as of October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, were $417 and $10,600, respectively.

 

Most benefits are paid upon termination of service in a lump-sum amount equal to the vested value of a participant’s account, unless an eligible participant elects to defer the payment. Complete details of payment provisions are described in a Summary Plan Description, available from the Sponsor.

 

Promissory notes receivable are loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balances. Loan terms range from one year to five years or up to fifteen years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in a participant’s account. The interest rate is 2% over the prime rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal on the date the loan is granted, or, if the loan is for a primary residence, on the date the loan is requested.  Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of October 30, 2011 or October 31, 2010. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

 

On October 8, 2007, the Hormel Foods Corporation Employee Benefits Committee resolved to merge the participants and assets of the Dan’s Prize Inc. Employee Retirement Plan into the Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan A and the Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan B. The Dan’s Prize Inc. exempt and nonexempt office employees are eligible participants in Plan A. Accordingly, those assets and participants were merged into the Plan based on their eligibility as of October 27, 2007. The assets transferred on or before October 27, 2007, continue to vest according to the established five-year cliff vesting schedule contained within the Dan’s Prize Inc. Employee Retirement Plan. Employer profit-sharing contributions after October 26, 2007, from Dan’s Prize Inc. to Plan A shall employ a three-year cliff vesting schedule.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

2. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

On November 21, 2011, the Plan adopted a 401(k)/401(m) safe harbor matching formula which is effective for the plan year beginning October 31, 2016. Beginning on that date, the Company will match 100% of the first 3% of eligible participant contributions plus 50% of the next 2% of eligible participant contributions. The matching contributions will be contributed no later than the last day of the fiscal Plan year quarter following the Plan year quarter in which the employee’s contribution was made.

 

The employer may, at its sole discretion, discontinue contributions or terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon the Plan’s termination, all amounts credited to participants would become fully vested, and the assets of the Plan would be distributed to participants based on amounts previously credited to their respective accounts.

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement

 

During the years ended October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in fair value as follows:

 

 

 

October 30,

 

October 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net appreciation in fair value during the year:

 

 

 

 

 

Nonpooled separate account (containing the company’s common stock)

 

$

16,794,679

 

$

11,667,360

 

Separate trust accounts

 

2,969,865

 

5,239,855

 

Pooled separate accounts

 

10,405,719

 

19,205,890

 

Self-directed brokerage accounts

 

480,779

 

1,132,401

 

 

 

$

30,651,042

 

$

37,245,506

 

 

Participants are authorized to invest up to 100% of the fair value of their net assets available for benefits in the Hormel Foods Corporation Stock Fund, which consists of Hormel Foods Corporation common stock and cash. Such investment totaled approximately 16% and 13% of total investments at October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, respectively.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets is as follows:

 

 

 

October 30,
2011

 

October 31,
2010

 

Nonpooled separate account:

 

 

 

 

 

Hormel Foods Corporation Stock Fund

 

$

75,456,449

 

$

54,175,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled separate accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company:

 

 

 

 

 

Aggressive Option Fund

 

48,240,528

 

46,367,027

 

Moderate Option Fund

 

23,645,150

 

23,281,561

 

Growth Option Fund

 

46,257,879

 

40,478,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate trust account:

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corporation:

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

 

*

 

24,431,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance company general account:

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company:

 

 

 

 

 

General Investment Account

 

123,032,682

 

107,939,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Less than 5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

The Plan accounts for its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC 820, which are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in its financial statements. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires assets and liabilities measured at fair value to be categorized into one of three levels based on the inputs used in the valuation. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

·                  Level 1: Observable inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

·                  Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

 

                Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets

 

                Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active

 

                Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the assets or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals)

 

                Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

 

·                  Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about what inputs a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

Pooled Separate Accounts

 

Fair value represents the net asset value (NAV) of the fund shares, which is calculated based on the valuation of the funds’ underlying investments at fair value at the end of the year. The investments are public investment vehicles, which are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, excluding transaction costs, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.

 

The lifecycle funds include investments in highly diversified funds designed to remain appropriate for investors in terms of risk through a variety of life circumstances. These funds contain a mix of domestic and foreign equities, fixed income investments, and cash.

 

The U.S. equities investments include a mix of predominately U.S. common stocks, bonds, and cash.

 

The fixed income investments include a mix of domestic and foreign securities, including corporate obligations, government securities, and mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, common stocks, and cash.

 

The pooled separate accounts are deemed to be Level 2 investments unless the separate account includes a general investment account. A general investment account is adjusted for contract value and therefore deemed to be a Level 3 investment. See below for a description of the general investment account included within the Stable Value Fund.

 

Separate Trust Accounts

 

The separate trust accounts consist primarily of marketable securities valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the year and therefore deemed to be a Level 1 investment.

 

The U.S. equities investments include a mix of predominately U.S. common stocks and cash.

 

The international equities investments include a mix of predominately foreign common stocks and cash.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

The fixed income investments include a mix of U.S. and foreign-issued corporate bonds, common stocks, and cash.

 

Nonpooled Separate Account

 

The nonpooled separate account consists of common stock of Hormel Foods Corporation, which is valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the year, and a portion of uninvested cash, which is reported at carrying value as maturities are less than three months. This nonpooled separate account is deemed to be a Level 1 investment.

 

Self-Directed Brokerage Assets

 

The self-directed brokerage assets consist of common stock, preferred stock, mutual funds, and federal bonds, which are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the year, and uninvested cash, which is recorded at carrying value as maturities are less than three months. These assets are deemed to be a Level 1 investment.

 

Stable Value Fund

 

The investment in the stable value fund (general investment account) is reported at fair value with a reported adjustment to contract value shown in the statements of net assets available for benefits. Therefore the general investment account is deemed to be a Level 3 investment. The statements of changes in net assets available for benefits are prepared on a contract value basis. The Plan’s insurance company general account contract is fully benefit-responsive. Benefit responsiveness is defined as the extent to which a contract’s terms and the Plan permit or require participant-initiated withdrawals at contract value.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

The benefit-responsive investment contract with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) is a general account evergreen group annuity contract. MassMutual maintains the contributions in a general account. Specific securities within the general account are not attributed to the investment contract with the Plan. The Plan owns a series of guarantees that are embedded in the insurance contract. The contractual guarantees are backed up by the full faith and credit of MassMutual, the contract issuer. The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. MassMutual is contractually obligated to repay the principal and a specified interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer and includes such factors as investment year method experience of the underlying contract or pool; projected levels of cash flows within the current interest rate environment; and the projected maturity of the underlying investments. Such interest rates are reviewed on a semiannual basis for resetting.

 

Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (i) amendments to the plan documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan); (ii) changes to the Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) bankruptcy of the Sponsor or other Sponsor event (e.g., divestures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that causes a significant withdrawal from the Plan; or (iv) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA. The plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.

 

The Guaranteed Income Account contract does not allow the insurance company to terminate the agreement prior to a breach of the contract terms by the investor or on the contract anniversary date with 90 days prior notice.

 

The crediting interest rate on the General Investment Account was 3.55% and 3.80% as of October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, respectively. The average yield was 3.10% during plan year 2011 and 3.61% during plan year 2010, which approximates the actual interest rate credited to the plan participants.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

The investments of the Plan that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, and their level within the fair value hierarchy, are as follows:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at October 30, 2011

 

 

 

Fair Value at
October 30,
2011

 

Quoted Prices

in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Investments at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled separate accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifecycle funds

 

$

123,428,707

 

$

 

$

118,143,557

 

$

5,285,150

 

U.S. equity funds

 

36,797,127

 

 

36,797,127

 

 

Fixed income fund

 

9,142,909

 

 

9,142,909

 

 

Total pooled separate accounts

 

169,368,743

 

 

164,083,593

 

5,285,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate trust accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. equity funds

 

45,662,143

 

45,662,143

 

 

 

International equity funds

 

21,385,527

 

21,385,527

 

 

 

Fixed income fund

 

9,960,481

 

9,960,481

 

 

 

Total separate trust accounts

 

77,008,151

 

77,008,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonpooled separate account:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hormel Foods Corporation stock fund

 

75,456,449

 

75,456,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-directed brokerage accounts

 

13,134,414

 

13,134,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Investment Account

 

123,032,682

 

 

 

123,032,682

 

 

 

$

458,000,439

 

$

165,599,014

 

$

164,083,593

 

$

128,317,832

 

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at October 31, 2010

 

 

 

Fair Value at
October 31,
2010

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Investments at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled separate accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifecycle funds

 

$

113,724,609

 

$

 

$

110,126,708

 

$

3,597,901

 

U.S. equity funds

 

48,231,769

 

 

48,231,769

 

 

Fixed income fund

 

9,682,639

 

 

9,682,639

 

 

Total pooled separate accounts

 

171,639,017

 

 

168,041,116

 

3,597,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate trust accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. equity funds

 

27,776,390

 

27,776,390

 

 

 

International equity funds

 

24,431,041

 

24,431,041

 

 

 

Fixed income fund

 

10,584,123

 

10,584,123

 

 

 

Total separate trust accounts

 

62,791,554

 

62,791,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonpooled separate account:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hormel Foods Corporation stock fund

 

54,175,689

 

54,175,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-directed brokerage accounts

 

12,902,313

 

12,902,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Investment Account

 

107,939,430

 

 

 

107,939,430

 

 

 

$

409,448,003

 

$

129,869,556

 

$

168,041,116

 

$

111,537,331

 

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

3. Investments and Fair Value Measurement (continued)

 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the investments measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows:

 

Balance, October 25, 2009

 

$

178,887,088

 

Purchases, issuances, and settlements net

 

(85,551,840

)

Interest and dividend income

 

3,531,709

 

Realized gains

 

9,860,665

 

Unrealized gains

 

4,809,709

 

Balance, October 31, 2010

 

111,537,331

 

Purchases, issuances, and settlements net

 

11,818,363

 

Interest and dividend income

 

3,563,345

 

Realized gains

 

67,745

 

Unrealized gains

 

1,331,048

 

Balance, October 30, 2011

 

$

128,317,832

 

 

4. Income Tax Status

 

The Plan has received a determination letter from the IRS dated February 4, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to the issuance of the determination letter, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Sponsor believes the plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes the Plan, as amended, is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

 

U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of October 30, 2011, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

5. Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities could occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

 

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Tax Deferred Investment Plan A

 

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets
(Held at End of Year)

 

EIN: 41-0319970 Plan Number: 050

 

October 30, 2011

 

 

Identity of Issuer, Borrower,
Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares/Units Held

 

 

Current
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonpooled separate account:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corporation:*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hormel Foods Corporation Stock Fund

 

2,033,339 units

 

 

$

75,456,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance company general account:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company:*

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Investment Account, contract value

 

6,022,280 units

 

 

112,818,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled separate accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company:*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggressive Option Fund

 

4,315,039 units

 

 

48,240,528

 

Moderate Option Fund

 

2,118,833 units

 

 

23,645,150

 

Conservative Option Fund

 

484,855 units

 

 

5,285,150

 

Growth Option Fund

 

4,157,206 units

 

 

46,257,879

 

Select Fundamental Value Fund (Wellington)

 

113,493 units

 

 

16,667,274

 

Select Large Cap Value Fund (Davis)

 

60,866 units

 

 

11,144,477

 

Select Indexed Equity Fund (Northern Trust)

 

72,847 units

 

 

8,985,376

 

Premier Core Bond Fund (Babson Capital)

 

4,633 units

 

 

9,142,909

 

Total pooled separate accounts

 

 

 

 

169,368,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate trust accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corporation:*

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRM Small Cap Value Fund

 

935,882 units

 

 

10,570,021

 

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

 

2,045,671 units

 

 

21,385,527

 

John Hancock III Rainier Growth Class I Fund

 

725,715 units

 

 

7,264,724

 

MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund

 

1,504,963 units

 

 

15,945,693

 

Black Rock High Yield Bond Fund

 

628,297 units

 

 

9,960,481

 

Wasatach Small Cap Growth Fund

 

1,208,571 units

 

 

11,881,705

 

Total separate trust accounts

 

 

 

 

77,008,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-directed brokerage assets

 

Various common stocks, mutual funds, and other investments

 

 

13,134,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promissory notes*

 

Varying maturity dates with interest rates ranging from 5.25% to 10.50%

 

 

10,428,013

 

Total assets (held at end of year)

 

 

 

 

$

458,213,899

 

 

*Indicates a party in interest to the Plan.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENT PLAN A

 

 

Date: April 27, 2012

By:

/s/ JODY H. FERAGEN

 

 

 

JODY H. FERAGEN

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

23

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

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