Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends


HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today announced quarterly dividends of $0.656 on the Common Stock and $0.596 on the Class B Common Stock. The dividends were declared on October 5, 2017 and are payable December 15, 2017 to stockholders of record November 22, 2017. It is the 352nd consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 133rd consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.

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