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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) | ||
| 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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units (1) | (4) | 02/01/2008 | M | 1,666 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 1,666 | (4) | 10,100 | D | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| Buck Michele 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE HERSHEY, PA 17033 |
SVP, Global Chief Mktg Officer | |||
| Michele G. Buck | 02/04/2008 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") converted to phantom stock units and deferred under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. The units are payable only in shares of Common Stock at the end of the deferral period. |
| (2) | Each deferred phantom stock unit is equivalent to one share of Common Stock of The Hershey Company. |
| (3) | The total amount of securities reported as directly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I includes the acquisition of 24.9958 shares on December 14, 2007 pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. |
| (4) | Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of The Hershey Company or its cash equivalent. |
| (5) | Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted on April 19, 2005 of which 1,666 RSUs vested on February 1, 2008. Once vested, RSUs may be: (1) settled in cash having a value equivalent to the closing price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the day preceding the vesting date, in an equal number of shares of Common Stock, or in a combination of cash and Common Stock; or (2) deferred under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. RSUs deferred as phantom stock units are payable only in shares of Common Stock at the end of the deferral period. |
| Remarks: The total amount of securities reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I (401(k) Plan) includes 1.016 shares acquired from December 11, 2007 through January 23, 2008, pursuant to the Company's 401(k) Plan. These shares were acquired at various intervals. The closing price on January 23, 2008 was $36.39. The exact price of each share at the date of acquisition is not readily determinable. | |