Hershey (HSY)

=== SEC Form 3 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 3 Period of Report: 2026-09-02 --- Issuer --- Name: HERSHEY CO (HSY) CIK: 0000047111 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Hulays David CIK: 0002154382 Role: Officer (Chief Financial Officer) --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: D (Direct) [Holding #2] Security: Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 23, 2022, 25% vested on February 23, 2023, 25% vested on February 23, 2024 and 25% vested on February 23, 2025. [Holding #3] Security: Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 20, 2019, 25% vested on February 20, 2020, 25% vested on February 20, 2021 and 25% vested on February 20, 2022. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 23, 2022, 25% vested on February 23, 2023, 25% vested on February 23, 2024 and 25% vested on February 23, 2025. F2: The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 20, 2019, 25% vested on February 20, 2020, 25% vested on February 20, 2021 and 25% vested on February 20, 2022. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Shayon T. Smith, Agent for David Hulays (2026-09-11)