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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Brace Raymond
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania l7033
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hershey Foods Corporation (HSY)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
01/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ]
Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify
below) Sr. V.P., Operations
7. 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
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock 2,130.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 12/31/99 A V 216.2268 A (1) 6,894.1168 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock 12/31/99 A V 0.4805 A (2) 26.3273 I by Daughter
Common Stock 12/31/99 A V 0.4805 A (2) 26.3273 I by Son 1
Common Stock 12/31/99 A V 4.3776 A (2) 239.9086 I by Son 2
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $0.00000 01/13/00 A 11,450.0000 01/12/10
(right to buy) (3)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option 01/13/00 Common Stock 11,450.0000 $45.00000 11,450.0000 D Direct
(right to buy) (3)
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
These shares were acquired from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999
pursuant to the Hershey Foods Corporation Employee Savings, Stock Investment and
Ownership Plan (ESSIOP). These shares were purchased at various intervals
throughout the year and the closing price on December 31, 1999 was $47.4375. The
exact price of each share at date of acquisition is not readily determinable.
(2)
These shares were acquired from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999
pursuant to a Hershey Foods Dividend Reinvestment Plan. These shares were
purchased at various intervals throughout the year and the closing price on
December 31, 1999 was $47.4375. The exact price of each share at date of
acquisition is not readily determinable.
(3)
These options were granted under the Hershey Foods Corporation 1987 Key Employee
Incentive Plan, and they have a stock withholding feature which permits the
withholding of shares of stock at the time of exercise to satisfy the grantee's
income tax withholding rights.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Brace , Raymond
DATE 02/08/00