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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
May 3, 2017
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
The Hershey Company
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-183
 
23-0691590
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 
  100 Crystal A Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 534-4200
 
 
 
 
Not Applicable
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company
 
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Explanatory Note.
On May 5, 2017, The Hershey Company (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) disclosing, among other things, the voting results from its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 3, 2017. This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 8-K is being filed to include disclosures regarding the decision of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, indicated a preference to hold future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year.
On June 21, 2017, the Board approved holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation on an annual basis until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
THE HERSHEY COMPANY
 
 
 
Date: June 22, 2017
 



By:      /s/ Leslie M. Turner                                                                        
 
 
Leslie M. Turner
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary