Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends

HERSHEY, Pa., July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced quarterly dividends of $0.804 on the Common Stock and $0.731 on the Class B Common Stock, an increase of about 4%, or $0.031 and $0.029 per share, respectively. The dividends are payable September 15, 2020, to stockholders of record August 21, 2020. It is the 363^rd consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 144^th consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.

FINANCIAL CONTACT:	MEDIA CONTACT:
Melissa Poole	Jeff Beckman
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