UNITED STATES

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	THE HERSHEY COMPANY THE HERSHEY COMPANY P.O. BOX 810 HERSHEY, PA 17033-0810		Meeting Information
			Meeting Type:          Annual Meeting
			For holders as of:     February 27, 2015
			Date:  April 28, 2015       Time:  10:00 a.m. EDT
			Location:  GIANT Center
			550 West Hersheypark Drive             Hershey, PA 17033
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          Voting  Items          

The Proposals to be voted on at our Annual Meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the following nominees:

1.	Election of Directors
	NOMINEES:
	01)  P. M. Arway	07)  J. M. Mead
	02)  J. P. Bilbrey	08)  J. E. Nevels
	03)  R. F. Cavanaugh	09)  A. J. Palmer
	04)  C. A. Davis	10)  T. J. Ridge
	05)  M. K. Haben	11)  D. L. Shedlarz
	06)  R. M. Malcolm
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3:
2.	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for 2015.
3.	Approve named executive officer compensation on a non-binding advisory basis.

          Voting  Items          

The Proposals to be voted on at our Annual Meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the following nominees:

1.	Election of Directors
	NOMINEES:
	01)  P. M. Arway	06)  J. M. Mead
	02)  J. P. Bilbrey	07)  J. E. Nevels
	03)  R. F. Cavanaugh	08)  T. J. Ridge
	04)  C. A. Davis	09)  D. L. Shedlarz
	05)  M. K. Haben
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3:
2.	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for 2015.
3.	Approve named executive officer compensation on a non-binding advisory basis.