UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE HERSHEY CO MPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(717 ) 534-4200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | |||||||
On June 3, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Hershey Company (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Governance Committee, appointed Joe Park to serve as a member of the Board, effective June 29, 2026. Mr. Park will serve as a member of the Audit and Finance and Risk Management Committees of the Board.
Mr. Park has over 20 years of experience leading digital transformation, technology strategy, and innovation across global consumer and service organizations. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer at State Farm, where he is responsible for the technology, data, and innovation functions. Prior to joining State Farm, Mr. Park held multiple senior leadership roles at Yum! Brands (“Yum!”), a multinational restaurant corporation, including Chief Digital and Technology Officer and President of Byte by Yum!, an AI-driven restaurant technology platform. He also served as Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pizza Hut, Global and as Chief Innovation Officer at Yum!. Earlier in his career, Mr. Park served as Vice President, Associate Digital Experience and Enterprise Architecture at Walmart.
The Board has determined that Mr. Park qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Park and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Park was selected as a director, and there are no transactions that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K as a result of his appointment to the Board.
Mr. Park will be compensated for his service on the Board in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation program as described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2026.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||||||||||||
| (d) | Exhibits. | |||||||||||||
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||||||||
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE HERSHEY COMPANY | ||||||||||||||
| Date: June 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ James Turoff | ||||||||||||
| James Turoff Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||||||||