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SEC FORM 4 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).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Raup Charles R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

19 EAST CHOCOLATE AVENUE

(Street)

HERSHEY

17033

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERSHEY CO [ HSY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President, U.S.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2020

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

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

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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/20/2020		F		74	D	$160.11	5,257	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Charles R. Raup	02/21/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

NOTICE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TO GIVE THE
PERSON YOU DESIGNATE (YOUR "AGENT") BROAD POWERS TO
HANDLE YOUR PROPERTY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE POWERS TO SELL
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY
WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE TO YOU OR APPROVAL BY YOU.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY DOES NOT IMPOSE A DUTY ON YOUR
AGENT TO EXERCISE GRANTED POWERS, BUT WHEN POWERS ARE
EXERCISED, YOUR AGENT MUST USE DUE CARE TO ACT FOR
YOUR BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY.

YOUR AGENT MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS GIVEN HERE THROUGHOUT
YOUR LIFETIME, EVEN AFTER YOU BECOME INCAPACITATED, UNLESS
YOU EXPRESSLY LIMIT THE DURATION OF THESE POWERS OR YOU
REVOKE THESE POWERS OR A COURT ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF
TERMINATES YOUR AGENT'S AUTHORITY.

YOUR AGENT MUST KEEP YOUR FUNDS SEPARATE FROM YOUR AGENT'S FUNDS.

A COURT CAN TAKE AWAY THE POWERS OF YOUR AGENT IF IT FINDS
YOUR AGENT IS NOT ACTING PROPERLY.

THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF AN AGENT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY
ARE EXPLAINED MORE FULLY IN 20 PA.C.S. CH. 56.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FORM THAT YOU DO NOT
UNDERSTAND, YOU SHOULD ASK A LAWYER OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING
TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

I HAVE READ OR HAD EXPLAINED TO ME THIS NOTICE AND I
UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS.

/s/ Charles R. Raup, Principal
January 10, 2020


KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Damien Atkins, James Turoff and
Kathleen S. Purcell, and each of them, his true and lawful agent to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5
relating to transactions in securities of The Hershey Company in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Form 144 relating
to transactions in securities of The Hershey Company in accordance
with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the
execution of any such Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 and the timely filing
of such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such agent, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
each such agent on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this P
ower of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as each such agent may approve in his/her
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such agent full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each
such agent shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing agents, each in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until such time as the undersigned terminates it in writing.

/s/ Charles R. Raup, Principal
January 10, 2020


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I, Damien Atkins, have read the Power of Attorney and am one of
three persons identified as the agents for the principal.  I hereby
acknowledge that in the absence of a specific provision to the
contrary in the Power of Attorney or in 20 Pa.C.S.,when I act
as agent:

I shall exercise the powers for the benefit of the principal.

I shall keep the assets of the principal separate from my assets.

I shall exercise reasonable caution and prudence.

I shall keep a full and accurate record of all actions, receipts
and disbursements on behalf the principal.

/s/ Damien Atkins
January 16, 2020


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I, James Turoff, have read the Power of Attorney and am one of
three persons identified as the agents for the principal.  I
hereby acknowledge that in the absence of a specific provision
to the contrary in the Power of Attorney or in 20 Pa.C.S.,
when I act as agent:

I shall exercise the powers for the benefit of the principal.

I shall keep the assets of the principal separate from my assets.

I shall exercise reasonable caution and prudence.

I shall keep a full and accurate record of all actions,
receipts and disbursements on behalf the principal.

/s/ James Turoff
January 15, 2020


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I, Kathleen S. Purcell, have read the Power of Attorney and am
one of three persons identified as the agents for the principal.
I hereby acknowledge that in the absence of a specific provision
to the contrary in the Power of Attorney or in 20 Pa.C.S., when
I act as agent:

I shall exercise the powers for the benefit of the principal.

I shall keep the assets of the principal separate from my assets.

I shall exercise reasonable caution and prudence.

I shall keep a full and accurate record of all actions,
receipts and disbursements on behalf the principal.

/s/ Kathleen S. Purcell
January 13, 2020