Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERSHEY CO [HSY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 EAST CHOCOLATE AVENUE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 (Street) HERSHEY, PA 17033 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/18/2026 S 3,703 D $212.6412(1) 2,042,416 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/18/2026 S 1,102 D $213.3039(2) 2,041,314 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/18/2026 S 1,039 D $214.5707(3) 2,040,275 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/18/2026 S 1,714 D $215.5782(4) 2,038,561 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/18/2026 S 2,421 D $216.4291(5) 2,036,140 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/18/2026 S 21 D $217.1248(6) 2,036,119 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/19/2026 S 919 D $209.5141(7) 2,035,200 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/19/2026 S 4,918 D $210.6382(8) 2,030,282 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/19/2026 S 3,754 D $211.4595(9) 2,026,528 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/19/2026 S 409 D $212.0929(10) 2,026,119 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/20/2026 S 571 D $209.6439(11) 2,025,548 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/20/2026 S 7,110 D $210.212(12) 2,018,438 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/20/2026 S 2,268 D $211.5831(13) 2,016,170 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 03/20/2026 S 51 D $212.0913 2,016,119 D Common Stock, $1.00 par value 39,630 I By Hershey Trust Company(14)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value

(16)

(15)

(15)

Common Stock, $1.00 par value

54,612,012

54,612,012

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 1 EAST CHOCOLATE AVENUE SUITE 400 HERSHEY, PA 17033		X

Signatures

/s/ Joshua D. Shannon, Deputy CIO		03/20/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $212.3600 to $212.9510, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(2)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $213.0078 to $213.9454, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(3)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $214.0028 to $214.9932, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(4)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $215.0216 to $215.9988, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(5)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $216.0057 to $216.9900, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(6)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $217.1155 to $217.1351, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(7)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $209.1818 to $209.9979, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(8)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $210.0072 to $210.9856, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(9)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $211.0204 to $211.9958, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(10)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $212.0075 to $212.2400, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(11)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $209.4400 to $209.9556, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(12)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $210.0700 to $210.9700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(13)	The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $211.0397 to $211.9119, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(14)	Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust.
(15)	All shares of Class B common stock, $1.00 par value convertible share-for-share into common stock, $1.00 par value, at any time, and without payment other than for the fact of conversion. There is no expiration date.
(16)	The conversion price is the market price of the Common Stock on the previous business day.

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