Hershey (HSY) 4: Brandt Christopher W bought 247 shares of Common Stock at $… (Jan 5, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-01-01 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: HERSHEY CO (HSY) CIK: 0000047111 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Brandt Christopher W CIK: 0001675463 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-01-01 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +246.697 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 615.389 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The total amount of securities reported as directly owned in Column 5 includes 2.615 shares acquired on December 15, 2025, pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan, the provisions of which are substantially similar to the dividend reinvestment features of the broad-based dividend reinvestment plan available generally to Company stockholders. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: The total amount of securities reported as directly owned in Column 5 includes 2.615 shares acquired on December 15, 2025, pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan, the provisions of which are substantially similar to the dividend reinvestment features of the broad-based dividend reinvestment plan available generally to Company stockholders. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Kathleen S. Purcell, Agent for Christopher W. Brandt (2026-01-05)