SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Buck Michele (Last) (First) (Middle) 19 E. CHOCOLATE AVENUE (Street) HERSHEY PA 17033 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERSHEY CO [ HSY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/14/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/14/2022		M		4,250	A	$105.96	174,805	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		1,135	D	$222.594(2)	173,670	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		1,656	D	$223.354(3)	172,014	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		400	D	$224.805(4)	171,614	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		503	D	$225.765(5)	171,111	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		300	D	$226.753(6)	170,811	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		256	D	$227.672(7)	170,555	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		2,105	D	$222.416(8)	168,450	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		4,348	D	$223.313(9)	164,102	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		798	D	$224.535(10)	163,304	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		1,217	D	$225.489(11)	162,087	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		699	D	$226.577(12)	161,388	D
Common Stock	10/14/2022		S(1)		833	D	$227.844(13)	160,555	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$105.96	10/14/2022		M			4,250	(14)	02/17/2024	Common Stock	4,250	$0	38,255	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 16, 2022.

2. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $222.020 to $223.000. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $223.030 to $223.930. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $224.320 to $225.230. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $225.410 to $226.390. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

6. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $226.420 to $226.950. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

7. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $227.520 to $227.900. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

8. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $221.790 to $222.680. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

9. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $222.950 to $223.920. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

10. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $223.970 to $224.920. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

11. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $225.110 to $226.010. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

12. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $226.240 to $226.950. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

13. This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $227.520 to $228.280. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

14. The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 18, 2015, 25% vested on February 18, 2016, 25% vested on February 18, 2017 and 25% vested on February 18, 2018.

	/s/ Lauren H. Lacey, Agent for Michele G. Buck	10/18/2022
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