Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends

It is the 315th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 96th consecutive regular dividend.

06/08/08 The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company declared quarterly dividends of $0.2975 on the Common Stock and $0.2678 on the Class B Common Stock. The dividends are payable September 15, 2008, to stockholders of record August 25, 2008.

It is the 315th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 96th consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.