SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-16-070884

HERSHEY CO · HSY

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Period of report

Dec 21, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Dec 23, 2016 · 12:35 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000047111

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Dec 21, 2016	M	2,000	$60.68	A	157,210	D
Common Stock	Dec 21, 2016	S	2,000	$103.00	D	155,210	D
Common Stock	Dec 22, 2016	M	4,500	$60.68	A	159,710	D
Common Stock	Dec 22, 2016	S	4,500	$105.00	D	155,210	D
Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	172	I	401(k) Plan

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$60.68	Dec 21, 2016	M	2,000	D	—	Feb 20, 2022	Common Stock	2,000	21,507	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$60.68	Dec 22, 2016	M	4,500	D	—	Feb 20, 2022	Common Stock	4,500	17,007	D

F1The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 31, 2016.
F2The total amount of securities reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person includes .7952 shares acquired from October 1, 2016 through November 30, 2016, pursuant to the Company's 401(k) Plan ("Plan"). The information is based on a report dated December 1, 2016, provided by the Plan Trustee.
F3The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 21, 2013, 25% vested on February 21, 2014, 25% vested on February 21, 2015 and 25% vested on February 21, 2016.