UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] |
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002
OR
[ ] |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES |
For the transition period from ___________to__________
Commission file number: 1-183
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Registrant's telephone number: 717-534-6799
State of Incorporation |
IRS Employer Identification No. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, $1 par value - 106,059,131 shares, as of April 15, 2002.
Class B Common Stock, $1 par value - 30,433,808 shares, as of April 15, 2002.
Exhibit Index - Page 16
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands except per share amounts) For the Three Months Ended -------------------------- March 31, April 1, 2002 2001 ---- ---- Net Sales $ 988,506 $ 988,002 ---------- ---------- Costs and Expenses: Cost of sales 624,024 637,954 Selling, marketing and administrative 202,741 205,892 Business realignment charge 8,762 - ---------- ---------- Total costs and expenses 835,527 843,846 ---------- ---------- Income before Interest and Income Taxes 152,979 144,156 Interest expense, net 15,465 17,297 ---------- ---------- Income before Income Taxes 137,514 126,859 Provision for income taxes 50,469 47,953 ---------- ---------- Net Income $ 87,045 $ 78,906 ========== ========== Net Income Per Share-Basic $ .64 $ .58 ========== ========== Net Income Per Share-Diluted $ .63 $ .57 ========== ========== Average Shares Outstanding-Basic 136,707 136,750 ========== ========== Average Shares Outstanding-Diluted 138,219 138,227 ========== ========== Cash Dividends Paid per Share: Common Stock $ .3025 $ .2800 ========== ========== Class B Common Stock $ .2725 $ .2525 ========== ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.-2-
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS March 31, 2002 AND DECEMBER 31, 2001 (in thousands of dollars) ASSETS 2002 2001 ------ ------ Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 220,026 $ 134,147 Accounts receivable - trade 292,226 361,726 Inventories 559,556 512,134 Deferred income taxes 83,198 96,939 Prepaid expenses and other 90,670 62,595 ---------- ---------- Total current assets 1,245,676 1,167,541 ---------- ---------- Property, Plant and Equipment, at cost 2,896,366 2,900,756 Less-accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,383,869) (1,365,855) ---------- ---------- Net property, plant and equipment 1,512,497 1,534,901 ---------- ---------- Goodwill 388,691 388,702 Other Intangibles 40,298 40,426 Other Assets 137,382 115,860 ---------- ---------- Total assets $ 3,324,544 $ 3,247,430 ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ 162,332 $ 133,049 Accrued liabilities 372,495 462,901 Accrued income taxes 32,397 2,568 Short-term debt 7,045 7,005 Current portion of long-term debt 739 921 ---------- ---------- Total current liabilities 575,008 606,444 Long-term Debt 876,979 876,972 Other Long-term Liabilities 347,529 361,041 Deferred Income Taxes 266,112 255,769 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities 2,065,628 2,100,226 ---------- ---------- Stockholders' Equity: Preferred Stock, shares issued: none in 2002 and 2001 --- --- Common Stock, shares issued: 149,517,064 in 2002 and 2001 149,516 149,516 Class B Common Stock, shares issued: 30,433,808 in 2002 and 2001 30,434 30,434 Additional paid-in capital (2,686) 3,263 Unearned ESOP compensation (15,169) (15,967) Retained earnings 2,801,878 2,755,333 Treasury-Common Stock shares at cost: 43,525,109 in 2002 and 44,311,870 in 2001 (1,656,391) (1,689,243) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (48,666) (86,132) ---------- ---------- Total stockholders' equity 1,258,916 1,147,204 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,324,544 $ 3,247,430 ========== ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.-3-
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands of dollars) For the Three Months Ended March 31, April 1, 2002 2001 -------- ------ Cash Flow Provided from (Used by) Operating Activities Net Income $ 87,045 $ 78,906 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided from Operations: Depreciation and amortization 45,632 46,875 Deferred income taxes 15,891 (4,141) Business realignment initiatives 5,698 - Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable - trade 69,500 71,161 Inventories (44,122) (45,432) Accounts payable 29,283 (1,296) Other assets and liabilities (88,103) 106,472 ---------- ------- Net Cash Flows Provided from Operating Activities 120,824 252,545 ---------- ------- Cash Flows Provided from (Used by) Investing Activities Capital additions (17,405) (32,032) Capitalized software additions (2,297) (1,125) Other, net 19,604 9,415 ---------- ------- Net Cash Flows (Used by) Investing Activities (98) (23,742) ---------- ------- Cash Flows Provided from (Used by) Financing Activities Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt 40 (207,995) Repayment of long-term debt (214) (76) Cash dividends paid (40,500) (37,378) Exercise of stock options 55,569 15,134 Incentive plan transactions (49,742) (4,203) ---------- ------- Net Cash Flows (Used by) Financing Activities (34,847) (234,518) ---------- ------- Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 85,879 (5,715) Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period 134,147 31,969 ---------- ------- Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period $ 220,026 $ 26,254 ========== =======
Interest Paid $ 23,766 $ 30,109 ========== ======= Income Taxes Paid $ 1,342 $ 1,852 ========== ======= The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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2002 Balance 1st Qtr New charges Balance Accrued Liabilities December 31, 2001 Utilization 1st Qtr 2002 March 31, 2002 ------------------------- ----------------- ----------- ------------ -------------- (In thousands of dollars) Asset management improvements $ 2,700 $ (396) $ - $ 2,304 Product line rationalization 15,529 (408) 115 15,236 Supply chain efficiency improvements 8,300 (623) 100 7,777 Voluntary work force reduction program 8,860 (5,541) - 3,319 ------- ------- ------ ------- Total $ 35,389 $ (6,968) $ 215 $ 28,636 ======= ======= ====== =======Cash payments totaling $7.0 million were recorded against the liability in the first quarter, primarily related to severance payments associated with the enhanced mutual separation program and supply chain efficiency improvements. Other cash payments recorded against the liability were related to outsourcing the manufacture of certain ingredients and the realignment of the Corporations sales organizations. New charges during the quarter related to realignment of the Corporations sales organizations and termination benefits.
2002 Balance 1st Qtr New charges Balance Asset Impairment Write-down December 31, 2001 Utilization 1st Qtr 2002 March 31, 2002 - --------------------------- ----------------- ----------- ------------ -------------- (In thousands of dollars) Asset management improvements $ 2,600 $ (1,844) $ - $ 756 Product line rationalization 5,000 - - 5,000 Supply chain efficiency improvements 37,700 (7,807) - 29,893 ------- --------- ------- -------- Total $ 45,300 $ (9,651) $ - $ 35,649 ======= ========= ======= ========Asset write-offs of $9.7 million were recorded against the reserve during the quarter. This reserve was included as part of accumulated depreciation. The asset write-offs were associated with the outsourcing of manufacturing for certain ingredients and the closure of manufacturing facilities.
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For the Three Months Ended -------------------------- March 31, 2002 April 1, 2001 -------------- ------------- (in thousands of dollars) Interest expense $ 16,573 $ 18,541 Interest income (779) (972) Capitalized interest (329) (272) -------- -------- Interest expense, net $ 15,465 $ 17,297 ======== ========
For the Three Months Ended -------------------------- March 31, 2002 April 1, 2001 -------------- ------------- (in thousands of dollars except per share amounts) Net income $ 87,045 $ 78,906 ======== ======== Weighted-average shares-basic 136,707 136,750 Effect of dilutive securities: Employee stock options 1,431 1,450 Performance and restricted stock units 81 27 -------- -------- Weighted-average shares - diluted 138,219 138,227 ======== ======== Net income per share - basic $ 0.64 $ 0.58 ======== ======== Net income per share-diluted $ 0.63 $ 0.57 ======== ========Employee stock options for 1,237,955 shares and 1,750,100 shares were anti-dilutive and were excluded from the earnings per share calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and April 1, 2001, respectively.
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For the Three Months Ended -------------------------- March 31, 2002 April 1, 2001 -------------- ------------- (in thousands of dollars except per share amounts) Reported net income: $ 87,045 $ 78,906 Add back: Goodwill amortization 2,913 Add back: Trademark amortization 377 -------- -------- Adjusted net income $ 87,045 $ 82,196 ======== ======== Basic earnings per share: Reported net income $ .64 $ .58 Goodwill amortization .02 Trademark amortization - -------- -------- Adjusted net income $ .64 $ .60 ======== ======== Diluted earnings per share: Reported net income $ .63 $ .57 Goodwill amortization .02 Trademark amortization - -------- -------- Adjusted net income $ .63 $ .59 ======== ========
For the Three Months Ended -------------------------- March 31, 2002 April 1, 2001 -------------- ------------- (in thousands of dollars) Net income $ 87,045 $ 78,906 ------- -------- Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency translation adjustments 302 (7,243) Minimum pension liability adjustments, net of tax 22,732 - Gains on cash flow hedging derivatives, net of tax 17,534 66,291 Add: Reclassification adjustments, net of tax (3,102) 4,230 -------- -------- Other comprehensive income 37,466 63,278 -------- -------- Comprehensive income $ 124,511 $ 142,184 ======== ========
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Foreign Minimum Gains (Losses) Accumulated Currency Pension on Cash Flow Other Translation Liability Hedging Reclassification Comprehensive Adjustments Adjustments Derivatives Adjustments Income (Loss) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (In thousands of dollars) Balance as of December 31, 2001 $(62,545) $(35,135) $11,548 $ - $(86,132) Current period credit (charge), gross 302 37,950 27,524 (4,900) 60,876 Income tax benefit (expense) - (15,218) (9,990) 1,798 (23,410) ------- ------- ------ ----- ------- Balance as of March 31, 2002 $(62,243) $(12,403) $29,082 $(3,102) $(48,666) ======== ======== ======= ======= ========As of March 31, 2002, the amount of net after-tax gains on cash flow hedging derivatives, including foreign exchange forward contracts, interest rate swap agreements and commodities futures contracts, expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next twelve months were approximately $14.9 million, compared to net after-tax losses on cash flow hedging derivatives to be reclassified into earnings in the next twelve months of $10.1 million as of April 1, 2001.
March 31, 2002 December 31, 2001 -------------- ---------------- (in thousands of dollars) Raw materials $ 212,494 $ 160,343 Goods in process 52,459 51,184 Finished goods 346,981 354,100 -------- --------- Inventories at FIFO 611,934 565,627 Adjustment to LIFO (52,378) (53,493) -------- --------- Total inventories $ 559,556 $ 512,134 ======== =========The increase in raw material inventories as of March 31, 2002 reflected the seasonal timing of deliveries to support manufacturing requirements. Raw material inventories were $212.5 million as of March 31, 2002 compared to $272.7 million as of April 1, 2001.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Results of Operations - First Quarter 2002 vs. First Quarter 2001Consolidated net sales for the first quarter increased from $988.0 million in 2001 to $988.5 million in 2002. The nominal increase over the prior year primarily reflected higher sales resulting from: incremental sales from Visagis, the Brazilian chocolate and confectionery business acquired in July 2001; selected confectionery selling price increases; and increases in sales of base confectionery and grocery products in North America. These increases were substantially offset by lower sales resulting from higher promotion allowances and returns, discounts and allowances, the divestiture of the Luden's throat drop business in September 2001, and the timing of the acquisition of the Nabisco Inc. gum and mint business which resulted in incremental sales in the first quarter of 2001 compared to the same period of 2002.
The consolidated gross margin increased from 35.4% in 2001 to 36.9% in 2002. The increase reflected higher profitability resulting from the mix of confectionery items sold in 2002 compared with sales during 2001. Decreased costs for certain major raw materials, primarily milk and cocoa, reduced supply chain costs and selected confectionery selling price increases also contributed to the higher gross margin. The impact of these items was partially offset by higher promotion allowances and returns, discounts, and allowances, both of which were higher as a percent of sales compared to the prior year. Selling, marketing and administrative expenses decreased by 2% in 2002, primarily reflecting the elimination of goodwill amortization in 2002. Excluding the impact of goodwill amortization in 2001, selling, marketing and administrative expenses in 2002 were flat compared to 2001.
Net interest expense in the first quarter of 2002 was $1.8 million less than the comparable period of 2001, primarily reflecting a decrease in short-term interest expense due to a decrease in the average short-term borrowing rates and reduced average short-term borrowings.
Net income for the first quarter increased $8.1 million, or 10%, from 2001 to 2002, and net income per share - diluted increased $.06, or 11%. Excluding the after-tax effect of the business realignment initiatives recorded in 2002, as well as the after-tax effect of goodwill amortization in 2001, net income for the first quarter increased $10.5 million, or 13%, from 2001 to 2002, and net income per share - diluted increased $.08, or 14%.
Business Realignment InitiativesIn late October 2001, the Corporations Board of Directors approved a plan to improve the efficiency and profitability of the Corporations operations. The plan included asset management improvements, product line rationalization, supply chain efficiency improvements, and a voluntary work force reduction program. As of March 31, 2002, there have been no significant changes to the estimated costs and savings for the business realignment initiatives. The major components of these initiatives remain on schedule for completion by the fourth quarter of 2002.
Asset management improvements included the decision to outsource the manufacture of certain ingredients and the related removal and disposal of machinery and equipment related to the manufacture of these ingredients. As a result of this outsourcing, the Corporation was able to significantly reduce raw material inventories, primarily cocoa beans and cocoa butter, in the fourth quarter of 2001. The remaining portion of the project was substantially completed during the first quarter of 2002.
Product line rationalization plans included the sale or exit of certain businesses, the discontinuance of certain non-chocolate confectionery products and the realignment of the Corporations sales organizations. Costs associated with the realignment of the sales organizations related primarily to sales office closings and terminating the use of certain sales brokers. During the first quarter of 2002, sales offices were closed as planned and the use of certain sales brokers was discontinued.
To improve supply chain efficiency and profitability, three manufacturing facilities, a distribution center and certain other facilities were planned to be closed. These included manufacturing facilities in Denver, Colorado; Pennsburg, Pennsylvania and Palmyra, Pennsylvania and a distribution center and certain minor facilities located in Oakdale, California. During the first quarter of 2002, the manufacturing facility in Palmyra, Pennsylvania was closed and additional costs were recorded, as incurred, relating to retention payments. In addition, asset write-offs relating to the closure of the three manufacturing plants were begun.
In October 2001, the
Corporation offered a voluntary work force reduction program (VWRP) to certain
eligible employees in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico in order to
reduce staffing levels and improve profitability. The VWRP
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consisted of an early retirement program which provided enhanced pension,
post-retirement and certain supplemental benefits and an enhanced mutual
separation program which provided increased severance and temporary medical
benefits. A reduction of approximately 500 employees occurred during the first
quarter of 2002 as a result of the VWRP. Additional pension settlement costs of
$8.6 million before tax were recorded in the first quarter of 2002 principally
associated with lump sum payments of pension benefits.
Historically, the Corporations major source of financing has been cash generated from operations. Domestic seasonal working capital needs, which typically peak during the summer months, generally have been met by issuing commercial paper. During the first quarter of 2002, the Corporations cash and cash equivalents increased by $85.9 million. Cash provided from operations was sufficient to fund dividend payments of $40.5 million and capital expenditures and capitalized software additions totaling $19.7 million. Cash used by other assets and liabilities of $88.1 million primarily reflected a pension plan contribution and changes to liabilities associated with taxes and incentive compensation. Cash provided from other assets and liabilities in the first quarter of 2001 of $106.5 million was principally the result of commodities transactions and increased taxes payable, partially offset by a pension plan contribution.
In order to improve the funded status of the Corporations domestic pension plans, a contribution of $75.0 million was made in February 2001. Additional contributions of $95.0 million and $75.0 million were made in December 2001 and March 2002, respectively, to fund payments related to the early retirement program and to improve the funded status. These contributions were funded by cash from operations.
The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.2:1 as of March 31, 2002, and 1.9:1 as of December 31, 2001. The Corporations capitalization ratio (total short-term and long-term debt as a percent of stockholders equity, short-term and long-term debt) was 41% as of March 31, 2002, and 44% as of December 31, 2001.
Other MattersA collective bargaining agreement covering approximately 2,700 employees at two of the Corporations principal manufacturing plants in Hershey, Pennsylvania expired in November 2001. On February 27, 2002, the employees voted not to ratify a new contract offer, despite recommendations by their union negotiating committee and executive board to approve the new contract. On April 16, 2002, the employees voted again not to ratify an amended contract offer following the rejection of that offer by the union negotiating committee. On April 23, 2002, the union provided 72 hours advance notice of a potential work stoppage and on April 26, 2002, initiated a strike.
Safe Harbor StatementThe nature of the Corporations operations and the environment in which it operates subject it to changing economic, competitive, regulatory and technological conditions, risks and uncertainties. In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Corporation notes the following factors which, among others, could cause future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, expectations and assumptions expressed or implied herein. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this document may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as believe, expect, anticipate, should, planned, estimated, and potential, among others. Factors which could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to: changes in the confectionery and grocery business environment, including actions of competitors and changes in consumer preferences; changes in governmental laws and regulations, including taxes; market demand for new and existing products; changes in raw material and other costs; the Corporations ability to implement improvements to and reduce costs associated with the Corporations distribution operations; pension cost factors, such as actuarial assumptions and employee retirement decisions; the outcome of labor negotiations and the duration and resulting impact of potential work stoppages; and the Corporations ability to sell certain assets at targeted values.
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The potential loss in fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swap agreements resulting from a hypothetical near-term adverse change in market rates of ten percent was not material as of March 31, 2002. The market risk resulting from a hypothetical adverse market price movement of ten percent associated with the estimated average fair value of net commodity positions increased from $4.7 million as of December 31, 2001, to $4.9 million as of March 31, 2002. Market risk represents 10% of the estimated average fair value of net commodity positions at four dates prior to the end of each period.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Items 1 through 5 have been omitted as not applicable.
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a) Exhibits
The following items are attached and incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit 10.1 - Amended and Restated Key Employee Incentive Plan.
Exhibit 10.2 - Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.
Exhibit 12 - Statement showing computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the quarters ended March 31, 2002 and April 1, 2001.
b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2002. However, a report on Form 8-K was filed on April 5, 2002, in which the Corporation announced that it had requested proposals from selected audit firms to become Hershey Foods Corporations independent auditor.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION (Registrant) Date April 26, 2002 /s/ Frank Cerminara Frank Cerminara Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Date April 26, 2002 /s/ David W. Tacka David W. Tacka Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 10.1 Amended and Restated Key Employee Incentive Plan Exhibit 10.2 Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Exhibit 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges -16-
immediately become available for issuance as awards hereunder. The
Committee may from time to time adopt and observe such procedures
concerning the counting of shares against the Plan maximum as it may deem
appropriate.
3. ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation and Executive
Organization Committee (the "Committee"), or any successor committee,
appointed by and consisting solely of members of the Board of Directors
(the "Board") of the Corporation, each of whom qualifies as both a
"nonemployee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 or its successor
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and an
"outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
Committee members shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan. The
Board may from time to time remove and appoint members of the Committee in
substitution for, or in addition to, members previously appointed and may
fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee may adopt
such rules and regulations as it deems useful in governing its affairs. To
the extent provided by resolution of the Board, the Committee may authorize
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and other senior officers of
the Corporation to designate officers and employees to be recipients of
awards, to determine the terms, conditions, form and amount of any such
awards, and to take such other actions which the Committee is authorized to
take under this Plan, provided that the Committee may not delegate to any
person the authority to grant awards to, or take other action with respect
to, participants who at the time of such awards or action are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or are "covered employees" as defined in
Section 162(m) of the Code. Any action of the Committee with respect to the
administration of the Plan shall be taken by majority vote at a Committee
meeting or written consent of all Committee members.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
authority: (i) to construe and interpret Plan provisions; (ii) to define
the terms used in the Plan; (iii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan; (iv) to select particular employees to
participate in the Plan, (v) to determine the terms, conditions, form and
amount of grants, distributions or payments made to each participant,
including conditions upon and provisions for vesting, exercise and
acceleration of any grants, distributions or payments; (vi) upon the
request of a participant in the Plan, to approve and determine the duration
of leaves of absence which may be granted to the participant without
constituting a termination of his or her employment for purposes of the
Plan; and (vii) to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
the administration and operation of the Plan. The Committee shall have the
right to impose varying terms and conditions with respect to each grant or
award. All determinations and interpretations made by the Committee shall
be final, binding and conclusive on all participants and on their legal
representatives and beneficiaries.
4. FAIR MARKET VALUE
As used in the Plan (unless a different method of calculation is required
by applicable law, and except as otherwise specifically provided in any
Plan provision), "Fair Market Value" on
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or as of any date shall mean (i) the closing price of the Common Stock as
reported in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Report (or
any other consolidated transactions reporting system which subsequently may
replace such Composite Transactions Report) for the New York Stock Exchange
trading day immediately preceding such date, or if there are no sales on
such date, on the next preceding day on which there were sales, or (ii) in
the event that the Common Stock is no longer listed for trading on the New
York Stock Exchange, an amount determined in accordance with standards
adopted by the Committee.
5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
Key employees of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiary Corporations,
including officers and directors who are regular employees but not members
of the Committee, who in the opinion of the Committee are in a position to
contribute significantly to the success of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary Corporation, division or operating unit thereof, shall be
eligible for selection to participate in the Plan. In making this selection
and in determining the form and amount of grants, distributions and
payments under the Plan, the Committee shall take into account the duties
of the respective employees, their present and potential contributions to
the success of the Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation, division or
operating unit thereof, and such other factors as the Committee may deem
relevant in connection with accomplishing the purposes of the Plan. An
employee who has been selected to participate may, if he or she is
otherwise eligible, receive more than one grant from time to time, and may
be granted any combination of contingent target grants under the AIP or
under the LTIP components of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine.
6. ANNUAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The Committee may from time to time, subject to the provisions of the Plan
and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may determine,
establish contingent target grants for those eligible employees it selects
to participate in the AIP. Each such contingent grant may be, but need not
be, evidenced by a written instrument, and shall be determined in relation
to the participant's level of responsibility in the Corporation and the
competitive compensation practices of other major businesses, and such
other factors as are deemed appropriate by the Committee.
(a) Awards actually earned by and paid to AIP participants ("AIP Awards")
will be based primarily upon achievement of Performance Goals (as
defined in Section 9 below) over a one-year performance cycle as
approved by the Committee.
(b) The Committee, within the limits of the Plan, shall have full authority
and discretion to determine the time or times of establishing
contingent target grants; to select from among those eligible the
employees to receive awards; to review and certify the achievement of
Performance Goals; to designate levels of awards to be earned in
relation to levels of achievement of Performance Goals; to adopt such
financial and nonfinancial performance or other criteria for the
payment of awards as it may determine from time to time; to make
awards; and to establish such other measures as may be necessary to
achieve the objectives of the Plan. The financial or non-financial
Performance Goals established by
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the Committee may be based upon one or more Performance Factors (as
defined in Section 9 below).
(c) The maximum amount any participant can receive as an AIP Award for any
calendar year shall not exceed $3,000,000.
(d) AIP Awards as earned under the terms of the Plan shall be paid in cash
and may exceed or be less than the contingent target grants, subject
nevertheless to the maximum award limit set forth in subparagraph (c)
above. Payment shall normally be made as soon as possible following the
close of the year, but payment of all or any portion may be deferred by
participants with the approval of the Committee.
7. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The LTIP consists of the following four components:
I. Performance Stock Units
The Committee may, subject to the provisions of the Plan and such other
terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, grant Performance
Stock Units to reflect the value of contingent target grants
established for each eligible employee selected for participation. Each
grant of Performance Stock Units may be, but need not be, evidenced by
a written instrument. Such contingent target grants shall be determined
in relation to the employee's level of responsibility in the
Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation, division or operating unit
thereof, and the competitive compensation practices of other major
businesses.
(a) Awards actually earned by and paid to holders of Performance Stock
Units ("PSU Awards") will be based upon achievement of Performance
Goals over performance cycles as approved by the Committee. Such
performance cycles each shall cover such period of time, not
exceeding five years, as the Committee from time to time shall
determine.
(b) The Committee, within the limits of the Plan, shall have full
authority and discretion to determine the time or times of
establishing contingent target grants and the granting of
Performance Stock Units; to select from among those eligible the
employees to receive PSU Awards; to review and certify the
achievement of Performance Goals; to designate levels of awards to
be earned in relation to levels of achievement of Performance
Goals; to adopt such financial and nonfinancial performance or
other criteria for the payment of PSU Awards as it may determine
from time to time; to make awards; and to establish such other
measures as may be necessary to the objectives of the Plan. The
Performance Goals established by the Committee may be based on one
or more of the Performance Factors.
(c) Payments of PSU Awards shall be made in shares of Common Stock or
partly in cash as the Committee in its sole discretion shall
determine and shall be charged against the
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shares available under the LTIP portion of the Plan as provided
in Paragraph 2; provided, however, that no fractional shares
shall be issued and any such fraction will be eliminated by
rounding downward to the nearest whole share.
(d) PSU Awards as earned under the terms of the Plan may exceed or be
less than the contingent target grants. Payment shall normally be
made as soon as possible following the close of the year, but
payment of all or any portion may be deferred by participants with
the approval of the Committee.
(e) The maximum number of PSUs a participant can receive as a PSU
Award in any calendar year is 75,000.
II. Stock Options
The Committee may, from time to time, subject to the provisions of the
Plan and such other terms and conditions as it may determine, grant
nonqualified Options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation to employees eligible to participate in the Plan. Each
grant of an Option shall be on such terms and conditions and be in such
form as the Committee may from time to time approve, subject to the
following:
(a) The exercise price per share with respect to each Option shall be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, but shall not
be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as
of the date of the grant of the Option.
(b) Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable, in such
installments and for such periods, as shall be provided by the
Committee at the time of granting, but in no event shall any
Option granted extend for a period in excess of ten years from the
date of grant.
(c) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by Options
granted to a participant for any calendar year shall not exceed
500,000.
(d) Among other conditions that may be imposed by the Committee, if
deemed appropriate, are those relating to (i) the period or
periods and the conditions of exercisability of any Option; (ii)
the minimum periods during which grantees of Options must be
employed, or must hold Options before they may be exercised; (iii)
the minimum periods during which shares acquired upon exercise
must be held before sale or transfer shall be permitted; (iv)
conditions under which such Options or shares may be subject to
forfeiture; and (v) the frequency of exercise or the minimum or
maximum number of shares that may be acquired at any one time.
(e) Exercise of an Option shall be by written notice stating the
election to exercise in the form and manner determined by the
Committee.
(f) The purchase price upon exercise of any Option shall be paid in
full by making payment (i) in cash; (ii) in whole or in part by
the delivery of a certificate or
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certificates of shares of previously-acquired Common Stock of the
Corporation, valued at its then Fair Market Value; or (iii) by a
combination of (i) and (ii).
(g) Notwithstanding subparagraph (f) above, any optionee may make
payment of the Option price through a simultaneous exercise of his
or her Option and sale of the shares thereby acquired pursuant to
a brokerage arrangement approved in advance by the Committee to
assure its conformity with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(h) The Committee may require the surrender of outstanding Options as
a condition to the grant of new Options.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or of any Option
agreement between the Corporation and an employee, upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option held by
a participant who is an employee of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary Corporation or who retired while employed by the
Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation shall become fully
vested and exercisable notwithstanding any vesting schedule or
installment schedule relating to the exercisability of such Option
contained in the applicable Option agreement or otherwise
established at the time of grant of the Option.
(j) For purposes of this Plan, a "Change in Control" means:
(1) Individuals who, on June 8, 1999, constitute the Board (the
"Incumbent Directors") cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board, provided that any person
becoming a director subsequent to June 8, 1999, whose election
or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board
(either by specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement
of the Corporation in which such person is named as nominee
for director, without written objection to such nomination)
shall be an Incumbent Director; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no
individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the
Corporation as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest (as described in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act)
("Election Contest") or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any
person (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act and as used in Section 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act) ("Person") other than the Board ("Proxy
Contest"), including by reason of any agreement intended to
avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest, shall
be deemed an Incumbent Director; and PROVIDED FURTHER,
HOWEVER, that a director who has been approved by the Hershey
Trust while it beneficially owns more than 50% of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the "Outstanding Corporation Voting Power") shall
be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; or
(2) The acquisition or holding by any Person of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Section 13(d) under the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
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promulgated thereunder) of shares of the Common Stock and/or
the Class B Common Stock of the Corporation representing 25%
or more of either (i) the total number of then outstanding
shares of both Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the
Corporation (the "Outstanding Corporation Stock") or (ii)
the Outstanding Corporation Voting Power; provided that, at
the time of such acquisition or holding of beneficial
ownership of any such shares, the Hershey Trust does not
beneficially own more than 50% of the Outstanding
Corporation Voting Power; and provided, further, that any
such acquisition or holding of beneficial ownership of
shares of either Common Stock or Class B Common Stock of the
Corporation by any of the following entities shall not by
itself constitute such a Change in Control hereunder: (i)
the Hershey Trust; (ii) any trust established by the
Corporation or by any Subsidiary Corporation for the benefit
of the Corporation and/or its employees or those of a
Subsidiary Corporation or by any Subsidiary Corporation for
the benefit of the Corporation and/or its employees or those
of a Subsidiary Corporation; (iii) any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation; (iv) the
Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation or (v) any
underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an
offering of such securities; or
(3) The approval by the stockholders of the Corporation of any
merger, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation or
other form of business combination (a "Business Combination")
if, following consummation of such Business Combination, the
Hershey Trust does not beneficially own more than 50% of the
total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of (x)
the surviving entity or entities (the "Surviving Corporation")
or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that
directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of more than
50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving
Corporation; or
(4) The approval by the stockholders of the Corporation of (i) any
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Corporation, other than to a corporation (the
"Acquiring Corporation") if, following consummation of such
sale or other disposition, the Hershey Trust beneficially owns
more than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding
voting securities eligible to elect directors (x) of the
Acquiring Corporation or (y) if applicable, the ultimate
parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial
ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors
of the Acquiring Corporation, or (ii) a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.
For purposes of this Plan, "Hershey Trust" means either or both of
(a) the Hershey Trust Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, as
Trustee for the Milton Hershey School, or any successor to the
Hershey Trust Company as such trustee, and (b) the Milton Hershey
School, a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation
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(k) For purposes of this Plan, a "Potential Change in Control" means:
(1) The Hershey Trust by action of any of the Board of Directors
of Hershey Trust Company; the Board of Managers of Milton
Hershey School; the Investment Committee of the Hershey Trust;
and/or any of the officers of Hershey Trust Company or Milton
Hershey School (acting with authority) undertakes
consideration of any action the taking of which would lead to
a Change in Control as defined herein, including, but not
limited to consideration of (i) an offer made to the Hershey
Trust to purchase any number of its shares in the Corporation
such that if the Hershey Trust accepted such offer and sold
such number of shares in the Corporation the Hershey Trust
would no longer have more than 50% of the Outstanding
Corporation Voting Power, (ii) an offering by the Hershey
Trust of any number of its shares in the Corporation for sale
such that if such sale were consummated the Hershey Trust
would no longer have more than 50% of the Outstanding
Corporation Voting Power or (iii) entering into any agreement
or understanding with a person or entity that would lead to a
Change in Control; or
(2) The Board approves a transaction described in subsection (2),
(3) or (4) of the definition of a Change in Control contained
in subparagraph (j) of Paragraph 7II hereof.
(l) In the event that a transaction which would constitute a Change in
Control if approved by the stockholders of the Corporation is to
be submitted to such stockholders for their approval, each
participant who is an employee and who holds an Option granted
under the Plan at the time scheduled for the taking of such vote,
whether or not then exercisable, shall have the right to receive a
notice at least ten (10) business days prior to the date on which
such vote is to be taken. Such notice shall set forth the date on
which such vote of stockholders is to be taken, a description of
the transaction being proposed to stockholders for such approval,
a description of the provisions of subparagraph (i) of Paragraph
7II of the Plan and a description of the impact thereof on such
participant in the event that such stockholder approval is
obtained. Such notice shall also set forth the manner in which and
price at which all Options then held by each such participant
could be exercised upon the obtaining of such stockholder
approval.
III.Stock Appreciation Rights
The Committee may, from time to time, subject to the provisions of the
Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may
determine, grant SARs to employees eligible to participate in the Plan.
SARs may, but need not be evidenced by an agreement executed by the
Corporation and the holder, and shall be subject to such terms and
conditions consistent with the Plan as the Committee shall impose from
time to time, including the following:
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(a) SARs may, but need not, relate to Options granted under the Plan,
as the Committee shall determine from time to time. In no event
shall any SARs granted extend for a period in excess of ten years
from the date of grant.
(b) A holder shall exercise his or her SARs by giving written notice
of such exercise in the form and manner determined by the
Committee, and the date upon which such written notice is received
by the Corporation shall be the exercise date for the SARs.
(c) A holder of SARs shall be entitled to receive upon exercise the
excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the
time of exercise over the Fair Market Value of a share at the time
the SARs were granted, multiplied by the number of shares with
respect to which the SARs relate.
(d) In the sole discretion of the Committee, the amount payable to the
holder upon exercise of SARs may be paid either in Common Stock or
in cash or in a combination thereof. To the extent paid in Common
Stock, the value of the Common Stock that shall be distributed
shall be the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock upon
exercise of the SARs as provided in Paragraph 2; provided,
however, that no fractional shares shall be issued and any such
fraction will be eliminated by rounding downward to the nearest
whole share.
(e) In the sole discretion of the Committee, SARs related to specific
Options may be exercisable only upon surrender of all or a portion
of the related Option, or may be exercisable, in whole or in part,
only at such times and to the extent that the related Option is
exercisable, and the number of shares purchasable pursuant to the
related Option may be reduced to the extent of the number of
shares with respect to which the SARs are exercised.
(f) In lieu of receiving payment at the time of exercise of SARs,
payment of all or any portion may be deferred by the participant
with the approval of the Committee.
(g) The maximum number of SARs granted to a participant during any
calendar year shall not exceed 500,000.
IV. Restricted Stock Units
The Committee may, from time to time, subject to the provisions of the
Plan and such other terms and conditions as it may determine, grant
Restricted Stock Units to employees eligible to participate in the
Plan. Each grant of Restricted Stock Units may be, but need not be
evidenced by a written instrument. The grant of Restricted Stock Units
shall state the number of Restricted Stock Units covered by the grant,
and shall contain such terms and conditions and be in such form as the
Committee may from time to time approve, subject to the following:
(a) Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be equivalent in value to a share
of Common Stock.
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(b) Vesting of each grant of Restricted Stock Units shall require the
holder to remain in the employment of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary Corporation for a prescribed period (a "Restriction
Period"). The Committee shall determine the Restriction Period or
Periods which shall apply to the shares of Common Stock covered by
each grant of Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise
determined by the Committee and provided in the written instrument
granting the Restricted Stock Units, and except as otherwise
provided in Paragraph 8, all Restricted Stock Units granted to a
participant under the Plan shall terminate upon termination of the
participant's employment with the Corporation or any Subsidiary
Corporation before the end of the Restriction Period or Periods
applicable to such Restricted Stock Units, and in such event the
holder shall not be entitled to receive any payment with respect
to those Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may also, in its
sole discretion, establish other terms and conditions for the
vesting of Restricted Stock Units, including conditioning vesting
on the achievement of one or more of the Performance Factors.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or of any written
instrument granting Restricted Stock Units, upon the occurrence of
a Change in Control as defined in subparagraph (j) of Paragraph
7II hereof, all restrictions on Restricted Stock Units held by a
participant who is an employee of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary Corporation shall lapse.
(c) Upon expiration of the Restriction Period or Periods applicable to
each grant of Restricted Stock Units, the holder shall, without
payment on his part, be entitled to receive payment in an amount
equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common
Stock covered by such grant upon such expiration. Such payment may
be made in cash, in shares of Common Stock equal to the number of
Restricted Stock Units with respect to which such payment is made,
or in any combination thereof, as the Committee in its sole
discretion shall determine. Further upon such expiration, the
holder shall be entitled to receive a cash payment in an amount
equal to each cash dividend the Corporation would have paid to
such holder during the term of those Restricted Stock Units as if
the holder had been the owner of record of the shares of Common
Stock covered by such Restricted Stock Units on the record date
for the payment of such dividend.
(d) In lieu of receiving payment at the time of expiration of the
Restriction Period or Periods, payment of all or any portion may
be deferred by the participant with the approval of the Committee.
(e) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock as to which
Restricted Stock Units may be granted to a participant for any
calendar year shall not exceed 75,000.
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8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Upon termination of employment with the Corporation of any participant,
such participant's rights with respect to any contingent target grants
under the AIP, or any Performance Stock Units, Options, SARs or Restricted
Stock Units granted under the LTIP, shall be as follows:
(a) In the event that the participant is terminated or discharged by the
Corporation for any reason, except as and to the extent provided
otherwise by the Committee in writing, the participant's rights and
interests under the Plan shall immediately terminate upon notice of
termination of employment. Upon the occurrence of a Potential Change in
Control (as defined in subparagraph (k) of Paragraph 7II hereof) and
for a period of one year thereafter, and upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control (as defined in subparagraph (j) of Paragraph 7II
hereof), the following special provisions and notice requirements shall
be applicable in the event of the termination of the employment of any
participant holding an Option under the Plan: (i) in no event may a
notice of termination of employment be issued to such a participant
unless at least ten (10) business days prior to the effective date of
such termination the participant is provided with a written notice of
intent to terminate the participant's employment which sets forth in
reasonable detail the reason for such intent to terminate, the date on
which such termination is to be effective, and a description of the
participant's rights under this Plan and under the agreements granting
such Option or Options, including the fact that no such Option may be
exercised after such termination has become effective and the manner,
extent and price at which all Options then held by such participant may
be exercised; and (ii) such notice of intent to terminate a
participant's employment shall not be considered a "notice of
termination of employment" for purposes of the first sentence of this
Paragraph 8 (a). This Paragraph 8 (a) is intended only to provide for a
requirement of notice to terminate upon the occurrence of the events
set forth herein and shall not be construed to create an obligation of
continued employment or a contract of employment in any manner or to
otherwise affect or limit the Corporation's ability to terminate the
employment of any participant holding an Option under the Plan.
(b) If a participant terminates employment with the Corporation as the
result, in the sole judgment of the Committee, of his or her becoming
totally disabled (in which event termination will be deemed to occur on
the date the Committee makes such determination), or if a participant
should die or (except as to Restricted Stock Units) retire while
employed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiary Corporations, then
the participant or, as the case may be, the person or persons to whom
the participant's interest under the Plan shall pass by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution (the "Estate"), shall have the
following rights:
(i) the grantee of a contingent AIP grant or the Estate shall be
entitled to receive payment of an AIP award as, and to the extent,
determined by the Committee;
(ii) if the holder of Performance Stock Units shall have been employed
for at least two-thirds of the related performance cycle prior to
the date of termination or death, then, except as otherwise
provided in the written instrument (if any) evidencing the
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Performance Stock Units, and subject to any further adjustments
the Committee may make in its absolute discretion, the participant
or the Estate shall be entitled to receive payment of a PSU Award
upon the expiration of the related performance cycle, provided
that such award shall be adjusted by multiplying the amount
thereof by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number
of full and partial calendar months between the date of the
beginning of each such performance cycle and the date of
termination or death, and the denominator of which shall be the
number of full and partial calendar months from the date of the
beginning of the performance cycle to the end of the said
performance cycle;
(iii)except as otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the
stock option or SAR grant, the holder or the Estate shall be
entitled to exercise (provided any vesting requirement has been
satisfied as of the date of exercise) any Option or SAR for a
period of five years (three years in the case of options or SARs
granted prior to 1997) from such date of death, total disability
or retirement, or for such longer period as the Committee may
determine in the case of financial hardship or other unusual
circumstances (subject to the maximum exercise period for Options
and SARs specified in Paragraph 7II(b) and 7III(a) hereof,
respectively);
(iv) except as otherwise provided in the written instrument evidencing
the Restricted Stock Units, upon death or termination due to total
disability the holder or the Estate shall be entitled to receive
payment in respect of the Restricted Stock Units, provided that
such Units shall be adjusted by multiplying the amount thereof by
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full and
partial calendar months between the date of grant of such Units
and the date of death or termination, and the denominator of which
shall be the number of full and partial calendar months from the
date of the grant to the end of the Restriction Period. Upon
retirement, the participant's rights with respect to Restricted
Stock Units shall immediately terminate.
(c) In the event of resignation by the participant, the participant's
rights and interests under the Plan shall immediately terminate upon
such resignation; provided, however, that the Committee shall have the
absolute discretion to review the reasons and circumstances of the
resignation and to determine whether, alternatively, and to what
extent, if any, the participant may continue to hold any rights or
interests under the Plan.
(d) A transfer of a participant's employment without an intervening period
from the Corporation to a Subsidiary Corporation or vice versa, or from
one Subsidiary Corporation to another, shall not be deemed a
termination of employment.
(e) The Committee shall be authorized to make all determinations and
calculations required by this Paragraph 8, including any determinations
necessary to establish the reason for terminations of employment for
purposes of the Plan, which determinations and calculations shall be
conclusive and binding on any affected participants and Estates.
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9. PERFORMANCE FACTORS; ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Without limiting the type or number of awards that may be made under this
Plan, an award may be in the form of a performance-based award intended to
comply as "performance-based" compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code
(such award a "Performance Award"). A Performance Award shall be paid,
vested or otherwise deliverable solely on account of the attainment of one
or more pre-established, objective performance goals ("Performance Goals")
established by the Committee prior to the earlier to occur of (x) 90 days
after the commencement of the period of service to which the Performance
Goal relates and (y) the elapse of 25% of the period of service (as
established in good faith at the time the Performance Goal is established),
and in any event while the outcome is substantially uncertain. A
Performance Goal is objective if a third party having knowledge of the
relevant facts could determine whether the goal is met. A Performance Goal
may be based on one or more of the following business criteria: earnings
per share, return on net assets, market share, control of costs, net sales,
cash flow, return on invested capital, economic value-added measures, sales
growth, earnings growth, stock price, return on equity, financial ratings,
regulatory compliance, achievement of balance sheet or income statement
objectives, or other financial, accounting or quantitative objectives
established by the Committee (collectively, the "Performance Factors").
Performance Factors may be particular to a participant or the division,
line of business or other unit in which the participant works, or the
Corporation generally, or may be absolute in their terms or measured
against or in relationship to the performance of a peer group or other
external or internal measure. A Performance Goal may, but need not be,
based upon a change or an increase or positive result under a particular
Performance Factor and could include, for example, maintaining the status
quo, limiting economic losses, or a relative comparison of performance to
the performance of a peer group or other external or internal measure
(measured, in each case, by reference to specific Performance Factors). A
Performance Goal may include or exclude items to measure specific
objectives, including, without limitation, extraordinary or other
non-recurring items, acquisitions and divestitures, internal restructuring
and reorganizations, accounting charges and effects of accounting changes.
In interpreting Plan provisions applicable to Performance Goals and
Performance Awards applicable to awards to employees who are "covered
employees" under Section 162(m) of the Code, it is the intent of the Plan
to conform with the standards of Section 162(m) of the Code and Treasury
Regulations Section 1.162-27(e)(2)(i), and the Committee in establishing
such goals and interpreting the Plan shall be guided by such provisions.
Prior to the payment of any compensation based on the achievement of
Performance Goals to any such "covered employee", the Committee must
certify in writing that applicable Performance Goals and any of the
material terms thereof were, in fact, satisfied. Subject to the foregoing
provisions, the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to any
Performance Awards made pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the
Committee.
No Performance Stock Units, Options, SARs or Restricted Stock Units
(hereinafter collectively an "Interest") granted pursuant to the Plan shall
be exercisable or realized in whole or in part, and the Corporation shall
not be obligated to sell, distribute or issue any shares subject to any
such Interest, if such exercise and sale would, in the opinion of counsel
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for the Corporation, violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or
other Federal or state statutes having similar requirements). Each Interest
shall be subject to the further requirement that, if at any time the Board
of Directors shall determine in its discretion that the listing or
qualification of the shares relating or subject to such Interest under any
securities exchange requirements or under any applicable law, or the
consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or
desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such
Interest or the distribution or issue of shares thereunder, such Interest
may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained
free of any condition not acceptable to the Board of Directors.
Interests may be subject to restrictions as to resale or other disposition
and to such other provisions as may be appropriate to comply with Federal
and state securities laws and stock exchange requirements, and the exercise
of any Interest or entitlement to payment thereunder may be contingent upon
receipt from the holder (or any other person permitted by this Plan to
exercise any Interest or receive any distribution hereunder) of a
representation that at the time of such exercise it is his or her then
present intention to acquire the shares being distributed for investment
and not for resale.
10. NONTRANSFERABILITY
Unless otherwise approved by the Committee, contingent AIP grants,
Performance Stock Units, Options, SARs and Restricted Stock Units granted
under the Plan to an employee shall be nonassignable and shall not be
transferable by him or her otherwise than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the employee's lifetime,
only by the employee or the employee's guardian or legal representative.
11. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS
No provision in the Plan or any contingent target AIP grants, Performance
Stock Units, Options, SARs or Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to
the Plan shall be construed to confer upon the participant any right to be
employed by the Corporation or by any Subsidiary Corporation, or to
interfere in any way with the right and authority of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary Corporation either to increase or decrease the compensation of
the participant at any time, or to terminate any relationship of employment
between the participant and the Corporation or any of its Subsidiary
Corporations.
Participants under the Plan shall have none of the rights of a stockholder
of the Corporation with respect to shares subject to Performance Stock
Units, Options, SARs or Restricted Stock Units unless and until such shares
have been issued to him or her.
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12. STOCK ADJUSTMENTS
In the event that the shares of Common Stock, as presently constituted,
shall be changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares
of stock or other securities of the Corporation or of another corporation
(whether by reason of merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split, combination of shares or otherwise), or if
the number of such shares of Common Stock shall be increased through the
payment of a stock dividend, or a dividend on the shares of Common Stock of
rights or warrants to purchase securities of the Corporation shall be made,
then there shall be substituted for or added to each share available under
and subject to the Plan as provided in Paragraph 2 hereof, and to the
limitations set forth in Paragraphs 7II (c); 7III (g) and 7IV (e), and each
share theretofore appropriated or thereafter subject or which may become
subject to Performance Stock Units, Options, SARs or Restricted Stock Units
under the Plan, the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities
into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be so changed or
for which each such share shall be exchanged or to which each such share
shall be entitled, as the case may be. Outstanding Options and SARs also
shall be appropriately amended as to price and other terms as may be
necessary to reflect the foregoing events. In the event there shall be any
other change in the number or kind of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, or of any stock or other securities into which the Common Stock
shall have been changed or for which it shall have been exchanged, then if
the Board of Directors shall, in its sole discretion, determine that such
change equitably requires an adjustment in the shares available under and
subject to the Plan, or in any Performance Stock Units, Options, SARs or
Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted or which may be granted under
the Plan, such adjustments shall be made in accordance with such
determination.
No fractional shares of Common Stock or units of other securities shall be
issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting from
any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding downward
to the nearest whole share or unit.
13. TAXES
The Corporation shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax
attributable to any amounts payable or shares of Common Stock deliverable
under the Plan. The person entitled to any such delivery, whether due to
the settlement of PSUs, the exercise of an Option or SAR, or the vesting of
Restricted Stock Units, or any other taxable event may, by notice to the
Corporation, elect to have any such required withholding satisfied by a
reduction of the number of shares otherwise so deliverable (a "Stock
Withholding Election"), or by delivery of shares of Stock already owned by
the Participant, with the amount of shares subject to such reduction or
delivery to be calculated based on the Fair Market Value on the date of
such taxable event.
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14. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
The Plan as amended and restated herein shall become effective upon
adoption by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
The Board of Directors at any time may terminate the Plan, but such
termination shall not alter or impair any of the rights or obligations
under any contingent target AIP grants, Performance Stock Units, Options,
SARs or Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted under the Plan unless
the affected participant shall so consent.
15. APPLICATION OF FUNDS
The proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of capital stock
pursuant to Options will be used for general corporate purposes.
16. AMENDMENT
The Board of Directors by majority vote, at any time and from time to time,
may amend the Plan in such respects as it shall deem advisable, to conform
to any change in any applicable law or in any other respect; provided that
any such amendment shall not adversely alter or impair any of the rights or
obligations under any contingent target AIP grants, Performance Stock
Units, Options, SARs or Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted under
the Plan unless the affected participant shall so consent. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Plan may not be terminated or amended in a manner
adverse to the interests of any participant (without the consent of the
participant) either: (a) after a Potential Change in Control occurs and for
one (1) year following the cessation of a Potential Change in Control, or
(b) for a two-year period beginning as of the date of a Change in Control
(the "Coverage Period"). Upon the expiration of the Coverage Period,
subparagraph (l) of Paragraph 7II of the Plan and Paragraph 8 (a) of the
Plan may not be amended in any manner that would adversely affect any
participant without the consent of the participant.
/s/ Marcella K. Arline
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Marcella K. Arline
Vice President, Human Resources
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committee as designated by the Board.
c. "Deferred Retirement Date" means the first day of the month
following an employee's termination of employment with the Corporation provided
such termination occurs after his Normal Retirement Date.
d. "Disability" or "Disabled", for purposes of this Plan,
shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1.16 of the Retirement Plan,
as such section may be amended from time to time.
e. "Early Retirement Date" means the first day of any month
following an employee's termination of employment with the Corporation which is
coincident with or following his fifty-fifth (55th) birthday and prior to his
Normal Retirement Date.
Effective as of January 1, 2002, Early Retirement Date means
the first day of any month following a Participant's termination of employment
with the Corporation which is coincident with or following the earlier of (i)
the date the Participant attains age fifty-five (55) or (ii) the date the
Committee (in its sole discretion) deems the Participant to have attained age
fifty-five (55) if such Participant terminated his or her employment with the
Corporation under an early retirement plan, program or arrangement and prior to
the Participant's Normal Retirement Date.
f. "Final Average Compensation" means the sum of (1) the
highest annual average of a Vested Participant's basic salary paid or accrued
over any thirty-six (36) consecutive month period during his last ten (10) years
of employment with the Corporation and (2) the highest annual average of his
annual awards under the Annual Incentive Program (hereinafter called the "AIP")
of the Corporation's Key Employee Incentive Plan ("KEIP") paid or accrued over
any five (5) consecutive calendar years during his last ten (10) years of
employment with the Corporation. If a Vested Participant dies, retires, or
suffers a Disability or if a Participant suffers a Disability during a calendar
year and only a partial AIP award is made for that year, for purposes of the
Plan, his AIP award for such year will be considered to equal the award actually
made divided by the fraction of such year that he was employed by the
Corporation prior to his death, retirement or Disability. If a Vested
Participant otherwise terminates employment with the Corporation during a
calendar year, his AIP award for that year for purposes of the Plan will be
considered to be zero (0), regardless of whether any AIP award is actually made
for that year.
g. "GATT Interest Rate" means, for purposes of this Plan, for
any specific month, the "applicable interest rate" as specified by the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in Section 417(e)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (as such applicable
interest rate is modified from time to time in revenue rulings, notices or other
guidance, published in the Internal Revenue Service Bulletin), decreased by the
percentage applicable to such month as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.
h. "Lump Sum Interest Rate" means, as of any specific date,
the sum of one-twelfth (1/12th) of each GATT Interest Rate for the twelve
consecutive
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months beginning with the thirteenth (13th) month preceding the month during
which such date occurs.
i. "Normal Retirement Date" means, for the purposes of this
Plan, the first day of the month nearest an employee's sixty-fifth (65th)
birthday, except that if his birthday is equally near the first of two calendar
months, the first day of the month prior to his sixty-fifth (65th) birthday
shall be his Normal Retirement Date.
j. "PBGC Interest Rate" means, for any specific month, the
interest rate used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for such month
for purposes of valuing immediate annuities for terminating single employer
plans with insufficient assets to pay guaranteed benefits.
k. "Participant" means, as of any specific date, an employee
of the Corporation who, as of such date, is a participant in the performance
share unit portion of the KEIP or who, as of such date, is not then but had been
a participant in the performance share unit portion of the KEIP for at least
five (5) of his last ten (10) years of employment with the Corporation.
l. "Retirement Plan" means the Corporation's Retirement Plan,
amended and restated effective January 1, 1997, as in effect from time to time
and any successor plan thereto.
m. "Vested Participant" means, as of any specific date, a
Participant who, as of such date, satisfies each eligibility requirement set
forth in the first sentence of Section 3 of the Plan or any prior version of the
Plan.
n. "Years of Service", for purposes of this Plan, shall have
the same meaning as provided in Section 1.59 of the Retirement Plan, as such
section may be amended from time to time.
3. ELIGIBILITY. An employee of the Corporation will be eligible to
receive a benefit pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan if, at the time of his
termination of employment with the Corporation, such employee (i) is at least
fifty-five (55) years of age, (ii) has ten (10) Years of Service, and (iii) has
participated in the performance share unit portion of the KEIP for at least five
(5) of his last ten (10) years of employment with the Corporation. No employee
of the Corporation, regardless of whether he satisfies all the eligibility
requirements to be a Vested Participant, shall be entitled to receive any
benefits under the Plan if his employment with the Corporation is terminated for
Cause. Notwithstanding the above, an employee whose employment is terminated
with the Corporation prior to his Normal Retirement Date for reason of
Disability will be treated as provided for in Section 4.c.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, with
respect to a person who elected to participate in the Hershey Foods Corporation
2001 Early Retirement Plan (the "ERP") and who terminates his or her employment
with the Corporation under the terms and conditions of the ERP, such person's
age at the time of his or her termination from
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employment shall be the greater of (y) such person's actual age or (z) age
fifty-five (55) for purposes of determining such person's eligibility to receive
a benefit under this Plan as set forth in subsection (i) of this Section.
4. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
a. Normal Retirement Benefit. An employee who qualifies as a
Vested Participant on the date of his termination of employment with the
Corporation, and who retires (or whose employment is otherwise terminated, other
than for Cause) on or after his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled under
the Plan to receive a normal retirement benefit which shall be an annual
benefit, payable in monthly installments, equal to:
(1) the product of three and two-thirds percent (3 2/3%)
of his Final Average Compensation and his Years of Service not in
excess of fifteen (15) Years of Service;
reduced by:
(2) one hundred percent (100%) of the Vested
Participant's retirement benefit under the Retirement Plan and any
other tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan maintained by the
Corporation or any affiliate thereof or any defined benefit pension
plan maintained by any other entity, payable as a life annuity
commencing at his Normal Retirement Date or his Deferred Retirement
Date if he retires after his Normal Retirement Date, regardless of
whether such benefit payment is in that form or begins at that time;
and
(3) one hundred percent (100%) of the primary social
security benefit to which the Vested Participant would be entitled on
his Normal Retirement Date or his Deferred Retirement Date if he
retires after his Normal Retirement Date regardless of whether he
receives any portion of such primary Social Security benefit on such
date.
Payment of such benefit shall commence on his Normal
Retirement Date if he retires (or otherwise has his employment terminated, other
than for Cause) on such date and on his Deferred Retirement Date if he retires
(or otherwise has his employment terminated, other than for Cause) after his
Normal Retirement Date.
b. Early Retirement Benefit. An employee who qualifies as a
Vested Participant on the date of his termination of employment with the
Corporation, and who retires (or whose employment is otherwise terminated, other
than for Cause) on or after his Early Retirement Date and prior to his Normal
Retirement Date shall be entitled under the Plan to receive an early retirement
benefit which shall be an annual benefit payable in monthly installments, equal
to the product of:
(1) the benefit determined in accordance with Section 4.a.
above; and
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(2) one (1) minus the product of (a) five-twelfths of
a percent (5/12%), and (b) the number of complete calendar months by
which the Vested Participant's date of termination of employment
precedes his sixtieth (60th) birthday. Notwithstanding anything in the
preceding sentence to the contrary, with respect to a Participant in
this Plan who is eligible for enhanced benefits under the ERP and
terminates his or her employment under the terms and conditions of the
ERP, the number of complete calendar months described in subsection
4b.(2)(b) shall not exceed sixty (60).
Payment of such benefit shall commence on the first day of the
month coincident with the Vested Participant's retirement or other termination
of employment, other than for Cause.
c. Disability Retirement Benefit. If an employee who is an
active participant in the performance share unit portion of the KEIP suffers a
Disability prior to his Normal Retirement Date and while employed by the
Corporation, the period of his Disability will be recognized as Years of Service
and as years of participation in the performance share unit portion of the KEIP
under the Plan. If such Disability continues to his Normal Retirement Date, for
purposes of the Plan, he will retire on that date and will be entitled to a
normal retirement benefit calculated in accordance with Section 4.a. commencing
on that date. In calculating the benefit under Section 4.a., the Participant's
Final Average Compensation shall be equal to his annual base compensation
immediately prior to his Disability plus the average of his AIP earned during
the three (3) years immediately prior to the commencement of his Disability.
d. Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. If a Participant dies before
his employment by the Corporation terminates and qualifies as a Vested
Participant on his date of death, his designated beneficiary(ies), or his estate
if he has not designated any beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance with
procedures established by the Committee, shall receive within ten (10) days of
the Vested Participant's death a death benefit equal to the lump sum present
value of one hundred percent (100%) of the retirement benefit that would have
been payable to the Vested Participant under Sections 4.a. or 4.b. (including
the spousal survivor benefit payable pursuant to Section 4.e. with respect to
any Vested Participant survived by a spouse) if he had retired on the date of
his death. The lump sum present value of the retirement benefit shall be
calculated using: (x) for each Vested Participant who was a Vested Participant
on January 1, 1998, (i) the 83 GAM mortality tables; and (ii) an interest rate
equal to the sum of one-twelfth (1/12th) of each PBGC Interest Rate for the
twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the Vested Participant's
death; and (y) for each Vested Participant who first became a Vested Participant
after January 1, 1998, (i) the prevailing commissioner's standard mortality
table (described in Section 807(d)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time) used to determine reserves for group annuity
contracts issued on the date of the Vested Participant's death (without regard
to any other subparagraph for such Section 807(d)(5)) that is prescribed by the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in revenue rulings, notices, or
other guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin; and (ii) an interest
rate equal to the Lump Sum Interest Rate as of the date of the Vested
Participant's death. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary,
the
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lump sum cash value of the benefit described in this Section 4.d. with
respect to each Vested Participant who (A) was a Vested Participant as of
January 1, 1998 and (B) whose employment with the Corporation terminated due to
his or her death on or after January 1, 2002, shall be equal to the greater of
the value of the lump sum cash payment calculated pursuant to the rates and
factors set forth in subsections (x) or (y) of this paragraph.
e. Post-Retirement Death Benefit. If a Vested Participant who
is receiving monthly retirement benefits under this Plan following his
termination of employment by the Corporation dies, his surviving spouse, if he
is survived by a spouse, shall be entitled to receive a death benefit which
shall be a monthly payment for the spouse's life, beginning on the first day of
the month following the Vested Participant's death, equal to:
(1) fifty percent (50%) of the monthly retirement benefit
to which the Vested Participant was entitled under the Plan prior to
his death;
reduced by:
(2) the monthly annuity value of any life insurance
provided by the Corporation or any affiliate thereof for retired
employees that is in excess of post-retirement group term life
insurance regularly provided by the Corporation or any affiliate
thereof.
5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Committee is charged with the
administration of the Plan. It shall have full power and authority to construe
and interpret the Plan. Its decisions shall be final, conclusive and binding on
all parties. Subject to Section 10 of this Plan, the Committee shall also have
the power, in its sole discretion, at any time (i) to waive, in whole or in
part, application of any of the eligibility requirements of Section 3 or of the
benefit reduction factors in Sections 4.a. and 4.b. and (ii) to determine the
timing and form of payment of any benefit under the Plan, in the case of any
individual Participant, Vested Participant or other employee of the Corporation
who has participated in the performance share unit portion of the KEIP.
6. OPTIONAL FORMS OF PAYMENT. In lieu of the monthly retirement
benefit (including the spousal survivor benefit payable pursuant to Section 4.e.
hereof) payable pursuant to Section 4.a. or 4.b. hereof to a Vested Participant
(and his surviving spouse) who retires (or whose employment is terminated other
than for Cause) after August 2, 1994 (such benefit payable to a Vested
Participant and/or his surviving spouse is herein referred to for purposes of
this Section 6 as the "Applicable Retirement Benefit"), such Vested Participant
may elect to receive the following form of benefit payment:
A lump sum cash payment, payable to the Vested Participant
within ten (10) days after the Vested Participant's date of retirement (or the
Vested Participant's date of termination of employment other than for Cause),
equal to the actuarial present value of the Applicable Retirement Benefit,
calculated using: (x) for each Vested Participant who was a Vested Participant
on January 1, 1998, (i) the 83 GAM mortality tables; and (ii) an interest rate
equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of each PBGC Interest Rate for the twelve (12)
months
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immediately preceding the date of the Vested Participant's retirement (or
the Vested Participant's date of termination of employment other than for
Cause), calculated in accordance with the Corporation's practices for
determining retirement benefits; and (y) for each Vested Participant who first
became a Vested Participant after January 1, 1998 (i) the prevailing
commissioner's standard mortality table (described in Section 807(d)(5)(A) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time) used to
determine reserves for group annuity contracts issued on the date of the Vested
Participant's retirement (or the Vested Participant's date of termination of
employment other than for Cause) (without regard to any other subparagraph of
such Section 807(d)(5)) that is prescribed by the Commissioner of the Internal
Revenue Service in revenue rulings, notices, or other guidance published in the
Internal Revenue Bulletin; and (ii) an interest rate equal to the Lump Sum
Interest Rate as of the date of the Vested Participant's retirement.
Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary, the lump sum cash
value of the Applicable Retirement Benefit for each Vested Participant who (A)
was a Vested Participant as of January 1, 1998 and (B) whose employment with the
Corporation terminated on or after January 1, 2002, shall be equal to the
greater of the value of the lump sum cash payment calculated pursuant to the
rates and factors set forth in subsections (x) or (y) of this paragraph.
Any such election must be made by those Participants
designated by the Committee from time to time at least two (2) years and by all
other Participants at least one (1) year prior to the date that the Applicable
Retirement Benefit payments would otherwise become payable. Notwithstanding
anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, any Vested Participant who
was eligible for enhanced benefits under the ERP and terminates his or her
employment with the Corporation under the terms and conditions of the ERP,
shall, with the Committee's approval, be allowed to make such election at any
time prior to the date that his or her Applicable Retirement Benefit payment
would otherwise be payable.
7. PAYMENT UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
a. Any former employee or the surviving spouse of an employee
or former employee who is receiving a benefit under Sections 4.a., 4.b., 4.d. or
4.e. hereof (or pursuant to the terms of any version of this Plan) at the time
of a Change in Control (collectively or individually, "SERP Recipient") shall
receive, in lieu of the future monthly retirement benefit (including the spousal
survivor benefit in the case of a benefit under Section 4.a. or 4.b.) to which
he is entitled (such future benefit payable to the SERP Recipient is herein
referred to for purposes of this Section 7.a. as the "Future Retirement
Benefit"), a lump sum cash payment, payable to the SERP Recipient, as
applicable, within ten (10) days after a Change in Control (or such later date
that is forty-five (45) days after the notice required by the following
provisions of this Section 7.a. is provided to the applicable SERP Recipient),
equal to the actuarial present value of his Future Retirement Benefit,
calculated using: (x) for each SERP Recipient who was (or whose benefit is
applicable to a Vested Participant who was) a Vested Participant on January 1,
1998, (i) the 83 GAM mortality tables; and (ii) an interest rate equal to the
PBGC Interest Rate as of the date of the Change in Control; and (y) for each
SERP Recipient who first became (or whose benefit is the result of a Vested
Participant who first became) a Vested Participant after January 1, 1998, (i)
the prevailing commissioner's standard mortality table (described in Section
807(d)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended from time to time) used to determine reserves for group annuity
contracts issued on the date of the Change in Control (without regard to any
other subparagraph for such Section 807(d)(5)) that is prescribed by the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in revenue rulings, notices, or
other guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin; and (ii) an interest
rate equal to the Lump Sum Interest Rate as of the date of the Change in
Control. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary, the lump
sum cash value of the benefit described in this Section 7.a. for each SERP
Recipient who was, or whose benefit is applicable to a Vested Participant who
(A) was a Vested Participant as of January 1, 1998 and (B) whose employment with
the Corporation terminated on or after January 1, 2002, shall be equal to the
greater of the value of the lump sum cash payment calculated pursuant to the
rates and factors set forth in subsections (x) or (y) of this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section
7.a. shall not apply with respect to a SERP Recipient unless such SERP Recipient
consents to the application of this Section 7.a. within thirty (30) days after
the date the SERP Recipient receives written notice of the terms of this Section
7.a., as provided for by the following sentence. The Corporation shall provide
each SERP Recipient, a written notice of the terms of this Section 7.a. and the
consent requirement contained herein not later than five (5) days after the
earliest of (x) the occurrence of a Potential Change in Control, (y) the date
that the Corporation provides notice to its stockholders that a vote on a
transaction which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control will be
submitted to the Corporation's stockholders for approval, or (z) the occurrence
of a Change in Control.
b. For purposes of Sections 7 and 10, a "Change in Control"
means:
(1) Individuals who, on June 8, 1999, constitute the
Board (the "Incumbent Directors") cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a
director subsequent to June 8, 1999, whose election or nomination for
election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by specific vote or by
approval of the proxy statement of the Corporation in which such person
is named as nominee for director, without written objection to such
nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no
individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the
Corporation as a result of an actual or threatened election contest (as
described in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) ("Election Contest")
or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or
on behalf of any Person other than the Board ("Proxy Contest"),
including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any
Election Contest or Proxy Contest, shall be deemed an Incumbent
Director; and PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that a director who has been
approved by the Hershey Trust while it beneficially owns more than 50%
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Power") shall be deemed to
be an Incumbent Director;
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(2) The acquisition or holding by any Person of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13(d) under the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of
shares of the Common Stock and/or the Class B Common Stock of the
Corporation representing 25% or more of either (i) the total number of
then outstanding shares of both Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
of the Corporation (the "Outstanding Company Stock") or (ii) the
Outstanding Company Voting Power; provided that, at the time of such
acquisition or holding of beneficial ownership of any such shares, the
Hershey Trust does not beneficially own more than 50% of the
Outstanding Company Voting Power; and provided, further, that any such
acquisition or holding of beneficial ownership of shares of either
Common Stock or Class B Common Stock of the Corporation by any of the
following entities shall not by itself constitute such a Change in
Control hereunder: (i) the Hershey Trust; (ii) any trust established by
the Corporation or by any Subsidiary for the benefit of the Corporation
and/or its employees or those of a Subsidiary; (iii) any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Corporation or any Subsidiary; (iv) the Corporation or any Subsidiary
or (v) any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an
offering of such securities;
(3) The approval by the stockholders of the
Corporation of any merger, reorganization, recapitalization,
consolidation or other form of business combination (a "Business
Combination") if, following consummation of such Business Combination,
the Hershey Trust does not beneficially own more than 50% of the total
voting power of all outstanding voting securities eligible to elect
directors of (x) the surviving entity or entities (the "Surviving
Corporation") or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation
that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of more than 50%
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation; or
(4) The approval by the stockholders of the
Corporation of (i) any sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, other than to a
corporation (the "Acquiring Corporation") if, following consummation of
such sale or other disposition, the Hershey Trust beneficially owns
more than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding voting
securities eligible to elect directors (x) of the Acquiring Corporation
or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or
indirectly has beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities eligible to
elect directors of the Acquiring Corporation, or (ii) a liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation.
c. For purposes of Sections 7 and 10, a "Potential Change in
Control" means:
(1) The Hershey Trust by action of any of the Board
of Directors of Hershey Trust Company; the Board of Managers of Milton
Hershey School; the Investment Committee of the Hershey Trust; and/or
any of the officers of Hershey Trust Company or Milton Hershey School
(acting with authority) undertakes consideration of any action the
taking of which would lead to a Change in Control as
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defined herein, including, but not limited to consideration of (i) an
offer made to the Hershey Trust to purchase any number of its shares
in the Corporation such that if the Hershey Trust accepted such offer
and sold such number of shares in the Corporation the Hershey Trust
might no longer have more than 50% of the Outstanding Company Voting
Power, (ii) an offering by the Hershey Trust of any number of its
shares in the Corporation for sale such that if such sale were
consummated the Hershey Trust might no longer have more than 50% of
the Outstanding Company Voting Power or (iii) entering into any
agreement or understanding with a person or entity that would lead to
a Change in Control; or
(2) the Board approves a transaction described in
subsection (2), (3) or (4) of the definition of a Change in Control
contained in Section 7.b.
d. For purposes of this Section 7: (i) "Hershey Trust" means
either or both of (a) the Hershey Trust Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, as
Trustee for the Milton Hershey School, or any successor to the Hershey Trust
Company as such trustee, and (b) the Milton Hershey School, a Pennsylvania
not-for-profit corporation; (ii) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii)
"Person" shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d) thereof; and (iv) "Subsidiary"
shall mean any corporation controlled by the Corporation, directly or
indirectly.
8. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS. Nothing contained in the Plan and no action
taken pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall create or be construed to
create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Corporation
and any Participant, Vested Participant, spouse of a Participant or Vested
Participant, or any other person. No person other than the Corporation shall by
virtue of the provisions of the Plan have any interest in such assets. To the
extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Corporation
under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured
general creditor of the Corporation. The right of any Vested Participant or any
other person to the payment of benefits under the Plan shall not be assigned,
transferred, pledged or encumbered; such payments and the right thereto are
expressly declared to be non-assignable and nontransferable. No payments
hereunder shall be subject to the claim of the creditors of any Vested
Participant or of any other person entitled to payments hereunder. Any payments
required to be made pursuant to the Plan to a person who is under a legal
disability may be made by the Corporation to or for the benefit of such person
in such of the following ways as the Committee shall determine:
a. directly to such person.
b. to the legal representative of such person.
c. to a near relative of such person to be used for such
person's benefit.
d. directly in payment of expenses of support, maintenance or
education of such person.
The Corporation shall not be required to see to the
application by any third party of any payments made pursuant to the Plan.
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9. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. This Amended and Restated (2002)
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan shall be effective January 1, 2002 and
Vested Participants who become eligible to retire under the Plan on or after
that date shall be entitled to the benefits provided hereunder.
10. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Board of
Directors of the Corporation may, at any time, suspend or terminate the Plan.
The Board, or its duly appointed delegee, if applicable, may also from time to
time, amend the Plan in such respects as it may deem advisable in order that
benefits provided hereunder may conform to any change in law or in other
respects which the Board, or its delegee in accordance with the Board's
delegation of authority thereto, deems to be in the best interest of the
Corporation. No such suspension, termination or amendment of the Plan shall
adversely affect any right of any person who is a Vested Participant at the time
of such suspension, termination or amendment or his beneficiary(ies), estate or
surviving spouse, as applicable, to receive benefits under the Plan in
accordance with its provisions in effect immediately prior to such suspension,
termination or amendment without the consent of such Vested Participant,
beneficiary(ies), estate or surviving spouse. Any benefits payable under the
terms of the Plan at the time of any suspension, termination or amendment of the
Plan shall remain in effect according to their original terms, or such alternate
terms as may be in the best interests of both parties and agreed to by the
Vested Participant or his beneficiaries, estate or surviving spouse, as
applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Plan may not be terminated or
amended in any manner that is adverse to the interests of a Participant or the
surviving spouse of a Participant without the consent of the Participant or
surviving spouse, as applicable, either: (i) after a Potential Change in Control
occurs and for one (1) year following the cessation of the Potential Change in
Control, or (ii) for a two (2) year period beginning on the date of a Change in
Control (the "Coverage Period"); and (b) no termination of this Plan or
amendment hereof in a manner adverse to the interests of any Participant, or
such Participant's surviving spouse, (without the consent of the Participant or
surviving spouse) shall be effective if such termination or amendment occurs (i)
at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to
effect a Change of Control, or (ii) in connection with or in anticipation of a
Change of Control. After the Coverage Period, the Plan may not be amended or
terminated in any manner that would adversely affect the entitlement of a
Participant or his surviving spouse (without the consent of the Participant or
surviving spouse) to benefits that have accrued hereunder. For purposes of the
immediately preceding two sentences of this Section 10, whether an employee of
the Corporation qualifies as a Participant shall be determined at the time (a)
the Coverage Period commences and any time thereafter or (b) his employment is
terminated or the Plan is amended (i) at the request of a third party who has
taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control, or (ii) in
connection with or in anticipation of a Change of Control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Hershey Foods Corporation has caused this Hershey
Foods Corporation Amended and Restated (2002) Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan to be executed as of the first day of January, 2002.
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Marcella K. Arline
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Marcella K. Arline
Vice President, Human Resources
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SCHEDULE I
to
AMENDED AND RESTATED (2002)
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
January 2001 1.310% January 2003 0.385%
February 2001 1.272% February 2003 0.347%
March 2001 1.233% March 2003 0.308%
April 2001 1.195% April 2003 0.270%
May 2001 1.156% May 2003 0.231%
June 2001 1.118% June 2003 0.193%
July 2001 1.079% July 2003 0.154%
August 2001 1.041% August 2003 0.116%
September 2001 1.002% September 2003 0.077%
October 2001 0.964% October 2003 0.039%
November 2001 0.925% November 2003 and each
December 2001 0.887% succeeding month 0.000%
January 2002 0.848%
February 2002 0.809%
March 2002 0.771%
April 2002 0.732%
May 2002 0.694%
June 2002 0.655%
July 2002 0.617%
August 2002 0.578%
September 2002 0.540%
October 2002 0.501%
November 2002 0.463%
December 2002 0.424%
EXHIBIT 12
EXHIBIT 10.1
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
KEY EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated by the Board February 13, 2002)
1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
Hershey Foods Corporation (the "Corporation") hereby establishes the Key
Employee Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to provide
to selected key employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries (as
defined below), upon whose efforts the Corporation is dependent for the
successful conduct of its business, further incentive to continue and
increase their efforts as employees and to remain in the employ of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries.
The Plan continues the Annual Incentive Program ("AIP"), with certain
modifications, as in effect under the Corporation's Management Incentive
Plan ("MIP") established in 1975 and as amended thereafter, pursuant to
which participants are entitled to receive cash awards based on achievement
of performance goals during annual performance cycles. The Plan also
continues the Long-Term Incentive Program ("LTIP") portion of the MIP with
certain modifications. In addition to performance stock units ("Performance
Stock Units"), the LTIP portion also includes nonqualified stock options
for the purchase of Common Stock ("Options"); stock appreciation rights
("SARs"); and restricted stock units ("Restricted Stock Units").
As used herein, (i) the term "Subsidiary Corporation" shall mean any
present or future corporation which is or would be a "subsidiary
corporation" of the Corporation as defined in Section 424 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), and (ii) the term "Corporation" defined
above shall refer collectively to Hershey Foods Corporation and its
Subsidiary Corporations unless the context indicates otherwise.
2. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
The aggregate number of shares of the Corporation's common stock, $1.00 par
value per share (the "Common Stock") that may be issued under the Plan
pursuant to awards granted wholly or partly in Common Stock (including
rights or options which may be exercised for or settled in Common Stock) is
19,000,000 (inclusive of shares that are the subject of awards outstanding
as of February 13, 2002 and shares issued pursuant to awards under this
Plan prior to such date). The shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan
may be either authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares held by the
Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof, or shares
acquired by the Corporation through open market purchases or otherwise. The
number of shares of Common Stock that are the subject of any awards
outstanding on or after February 13, 2002 that are forfeited or terminated,
surrendered, expire unexercised, are settled in cash in lieu of Common
Stock or are exercised or settled in a manner such that some or all of the
shares covered by the award are not issued or are exchanged for awards that
do not involve Common Stock, shall again
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EXHIBIT 10.2
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED (2002)
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF PLAN. The purpose of the Amended and Restated (2002)
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective as of January 1, 2002
(hereinafter called the "Plan") is to obtain for Hershey Foods Corporation
(hereinafter called the "Corporation") all of the benefits which flow from
maintaining a strong management team by providing to executive and upper level
management employees the means to continue their attained standard of living
during retirement and by offering benefits that will assist in attracting
executive and upper level management employees of outstanding ability. The Plan
constitutes an amendment, restatement and continuation of the prior plan which
was most recently restated as of June 9, 1999.
To the extent provided by law, the benefits provided hereunder
with respect to any Participant who retired or whose employment with the
Corporation terminated prior to January 1, 2002, will, except as otherwise
specifically provided for herein, be governed in all respects by the terms of
the plan document then in effect on the date of the Participant's retirement or
other termination of employment.
2. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases as used in the
Plan shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is plainly
required by the context:
a. "Cause" means the willful engaging by an employee of the
Corporation in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and
demonstrably injurious to the Corporation.
For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act, on
the part of an employee of the Corporation, shall be considered "willful" unless
it is done, or omitted to be done, by the employee in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that the employee's action or omission was in the best
interest of the Corporation. Any act or failure to act, based upon prior
approval given by the Board or upon the instruction or with the approval of the
Chief Executive Officer or the employee's superior or based upon the advice of
counsel for the Corporation shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or
omitted to be done, by the employee in good faith and in the best interest of
the Corporation.
b. "Committee" means the Compensation and Executive
Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the
"Board") or other such person, persons or committees as the Board may prescribe
from time to time.
Effective as of October 2, 2001, Committee shall also mean the
Employee Benefits Committee of the Corporation, to which the Board has delegated
certain duties with respect to the administration of the Corporation's employee
benefit plans, or any successor
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HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands of dollars except for ratios)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
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March 31, April 1,
2002 2001
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Earnings:
Income before income taxes $ 137,514 $ 126,859
Add (deduct):
Interest on indebtedness 16,244 18,269
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor (a) 3,525 3,649
Amortization of debt expense 116 116
Amortization of capitalized interest 1,045 1,055
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Earnings as adjusted $ 158,444 $ 149,948
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Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness $ 16,244 $ 18,269
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor (a) 3,525 3,649
Amortization of debt expense 116 116
Capitalized interest 329 272
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Total fixed charges $ 20,214 $ 22,306
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 7.84 6.72
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NOTE:
(a) Portion of rents representative of the interest factor consists of all
rental expense pertaining to operating leases used to finance the purchase
or construction of warehouse and distribution facilities, and one-third of
rental expense for other operating leases.