Hershey director Guy Persaud receives 282-share grant

After the award, the director reported 677 directly owned common shares.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Hershey Co. director Guy Persaud received a grant of 282 common shares on October 1, 2026, at a reported price of $0.00 per share. His directly owned common-stock holdings following the transaction were 677 shares.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 282.486 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Persaud Guy

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock F1	282.486	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 676.604 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. The total amount of securities reported as directly owned in Column 5 includes 3.330 shares acquired on September 15, 2026, pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan, the provisions of which are substantially similar to the dividend reinvestment features of the broad-based dividend reinvestment plan available generally to Company stockholders.

Key Figures

Common stock award: 282 shares Reported price per share: $0.00 per share Directly owned common stock following transaction: 677 shares

3 metrics

Common stock award 282 shares October 1, 2026

Reported price per share $0.00 per share October 1, 2026 award

Directly owned common stock following transaction 677 shares After the October 1, 2026 transaction

Key Terms

dividend reinvestment feature, Directors' Compensation Plan, directly owned

3 terms

dividend reinvestment feature financial

"pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature"

Directors' Compensation Plan financial

"the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan"

directly owned financial

"reported as directly owned"

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How many HSY shares did director Guy Persaud receive?

Guy Persaud received 282 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, and his directly owned holdings following the transaction were 677 shares.

What does the HSY ownership footnote say about Guy Persaud's shares?

The footnote says the reported directly owned total includes shares acquired on September 15, 2026, through a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan. It says the plan's provisions are substantially similar to the dividend reinvestment features of the broad-based plan available generally to Company stockholders.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Persaud Guy

(Last) (First) (Middle)

19 E. CHOCOLATE AVENUE

(Street)

HERSHEY PENNSYLVANIA

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

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
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/01/2026		A		282.486	A	$0	676.604	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The total amount of securities reported as directly owned in Column 5 includes 3.330 shares acquired on September 15, 2026, pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan, the provisions of which are substantially similar to the dividend reinvestment features of the broad-based dividend reinvestment plan available generally to Company stockholders.

	/s/ Kathleen S. Purcell, Agent for Guy Persaud	10/05/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)