Hershey grants director Deirdre Mahlan 282 shares

The Directors' Compensation Plan's dividend-reinvestment provisions are substantially similar to the broad-based plan available generally to company stockholders.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Hershey Co. (HSY) director Deirdre Mahlan acquired 282 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, in a grant or award transaction; the reported price was $0.0000 per share. Her reported direct holdings following the transaction were 1,656 shares. The ownership footnote says the total includes shares acquired through the Directors' Compensation Plan dividend-reinvestment feature.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 282.486 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Mahlan Deirdre

Role Director

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

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 1,656.185 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. The total amount of securities reported as directly owned in Column 5 includes 10.265 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

Shares acquired: 282 shares Reported price per share: $0.0000 per share Direct holdings following transaction: 1,656 shares +1 more

4 metrics

Shares acquired 282 shares Grant or award on October 1, 2026

Reported price per share $0.0000 per share Grant or award on October 1, 2026

Direct holdings following transaction 1,656 shares Following the October 1, 2026 transaction

Dividend-reinvestment shares 10 shares Acquired September 15, 2026; included in reported direct holdings

Key Terms

Directors' Compensation Plan, dividend reinvestment feature, broad-based dividend reinvestment plan

3 terms

Directors' Compensation Plan financial

"pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan"

dividend reinvestment feature financial

"pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan"

broad-based dividend reinvestment plan financial

"features of the broad-based dividend reinvestment plan available generally to Company stockholders"

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How many HSY shares did director Deirdre Mahlan acquire?

She acquired 282 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, in a grant or award transaction, at a reported price of $0.0000 per share.

How many HSY shares in Mahlan's reported holdings came from dividend reinvestment?

The reported total includes 10 shares acquired on September 15, 2026, through a dividend-reinvestment feature of the Directors' Compensation Plan.

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mahlan Deirdre

(Last) (First) (Middle)

19 E. CHOCOLATE AVENUE

(Street)

HERSHEY PENNSYLVANIA 17033

(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	1,656.185	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 10.265 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 Deirdre Mahlan	10/05/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)