X0303 4 2009-05-01 false 0000047111 HERSHEY CO HSY 0001406985 Alfonso Humberto P 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE HERSHEY PA 17033 false true false false SVP CFO Common Stock 92.292 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 2009-05-01 4 M false 2558 0 A 12698 D Restricted Stock Units 0 2009-05-01 4 M false 2558 0 D Common Stock 2558 6635 D The total amount of securities reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person includes 1.937 shares acquired from August 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009, pursuant to the Company?s 401(k) Plan (?Plan?). The information is based on a report dated April 30, 2009, provided by the Plan Trustee. 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. Each deferred phantom stock unit is equivalent to one share of Common Stock of The Hershey Company. RSUs awarded on May 1, 2007 of which 2,558 RSUs vested on May 1, 2009. The remaining 2,635 RSUs from that award will vest on May 1, 2010. 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 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 shares of Common Stock are payable only in shares of Common Stock at the end of the deferral period. The reporting person has elected to defer payment of the RSU award in phantom shares of Common Stock. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of The Hershey Company or its cash equivalent. See Footnote (4) above. See Footnote (4) above. Humberto P. Alfonso 2009-05-04