1. Name
and Address of Reporting Person * Buck Michele |
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol HERSHEY CO [ HSY ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)__X__
Director _____
10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title
below) _____ Other
(specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO |
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
19 E. CHOCOLATE AVENUE |
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)
10/14/2022
|
(Street)
HERSHEY, PA 17033
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
|
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
Explanation of
Responses: |
(1) |
The sale reported in this
Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted
by the reporting person on August 16, 2022. |
(2) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $222.020 to $223.000. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(3) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $223.030 to $223.930. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(4) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $224.320 to $225.230. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(5) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $225.410 to $226.390. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(6) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $226.420 to $226.950. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(7) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $227.520 to $227.900. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(8) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $221.790 to $222.680. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(9) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $222.950 to $223.920. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(10) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $223.970 to $224.920. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(11) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $225.110 to $226.010. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(12) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $226.240 to $226.950. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(13) |
This reflects the weighted
average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple
transactions at prices that ranged from $227.520 to $228.280. Upon
the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of
the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information
regarding the number of shares sold at each separate
price. |
(14) |
The options vested according
to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 18, 2015, 25%
vested on February 18, 2016, 25% vested on February 18, 2017 and
25% vested on February 18, 2018. |