Rule 8.3 - HERSHEY COMPANY
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in HERSHEY COMPANY
Class of relevant security COM USD1
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24 November 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 9,545,265 5.72% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 102,205 0.06% 102,205 0.06%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 135,500 0.08% 291,500 0.17%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,782,970 5.86% 393,705 0.24%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,200 36.61333333
Purchase 100 36.5099
Purchase 39 36.47
Purchase 1,822 36.52682217
Purchase 300 36.66
Purchase 600 36.655
Purchase 100 36.51
Purchase 400 36.624975
Purchase 207 36.6600 USD
Purchase 34 36.6600 USD
Purchase 990 36.51271717
Purchase 25,168 36.53922026
Purchase 532 36.5467
Purchase 88 36.6055 USD
Purchase 103 36.6600 USD
Purchase 136 36.6600 USD
Purchase 172 36.6600 USD
Purchase 175 36.6600 USD
Purchase 2,000 36.5975
Purchase 15 36.5467
Purchase 1,177 36.48986406
Purchase 1,800 36.42722222
Purchase 25,100 36.5392
Purchase 5 36.46
Purchase 400 36.575
Purchase 200 36.695
Purchase 939 36.38
Purchase 1,100 36.64427273
Purchase 1,900 36.5399
Purchase 500 36.595
Purchase 68 36.5467
Purchase 1,800 36.62027778
Purchase 300 36.68333333
Purchase 300 36.36333333
Purchase 1,600 36.366875
Purchase 410 36.22
Purchase 400 36.6425
Purchase 2,000 36.61492
Purchase 898 36.358619
Purchase 400 36.64995
Purchase 200 36.57
Purchase 200 36.62
Purchase 15 36.5467
Purchase 102,205 36.3900 USD
Purchase 43 36.6600 USD
Purchase 85,310 36.6600 USD
Purchase 400 36.65
Purchase 521 36.64616123
Purchase 900 36.64666667
Purchase 60,570 36.6600 USD
Purchase 532 36.5467
Purchase 5,362 36.6055 USD
Purchase 3,733 36.6600 USD
Purchase 2,998 36.6055 USD
Purchase 400 36.3900 USD
Purchase 532 36.6055 USD
Purchase 658 36.6600 USD
Purchase 100 36.63
Purchase 2,112 36.6600 USD
Purchase 424 36.6600 USD
Purchase 946 36.66
Purchase 685 36.6055 USD
Purchase 1,272 36.6600 USD
Purchase 1,492 36.6055 USD
Purchase 1,727 36.6055 USD
Purchase 1,996 36.6055 USD
Sale 2,256 36.49996454
Sale 300 36.363333
Sale 68 36.5467
Sale 1,600 36.366875
Sale 531 36.5467
Sale 2,726 36.5790609
Sale 2,800 36.6275
Sale 1,696 36.40261792
Sale 410 36.22
Sale 15 36.5467
Sale 532 36.5467
Sale 287 36.63393728
Sale 300 36.62333333
Sale 300 36.66666667
Sale 200 36.645
Sale 400 36.593
Sale 39 36.47
Sale 1,900 36.53992105
Sale 346 36.66
Sale 25,100 36.5392
Sale 400 36.593125
Sale 500 36.64596
Sale 400 36.335
Sale 498 36.37759036
Sale 300 36.6833
Sale 34 36.66
Sale 379 36.61986807
Sale 7,944 36.6600 USD
Sale 532 36.5467
Sale 4,800 36.56125
Sale 1,900 36.57578947
Sale 1,900 36.57631579
Sale 40 36.6600 USD
Sale 80 36.6600 USD
Sale 84 36.6600 USD
Sale 224 36.5433 USD
Sale 368 36.6600 USD
Sale 880 36.6600 USD
Sale 100 36.65
Sale 3,733 36.6600 USD
Sale 100 36.59
Sale 60,570 36.6600 USD
Sale 85,310 36.6600 USD
Sale 102,205 36.3900 USD
Sale 48 36.55
Sale 8,700 36.56402299
Sale 3,000 36.55266667
Sale 200 36.63
Sale 200 36.67
Sale 200 36.62
Sale 200 36.57
Sale 1,200 36.33833333
Sale 1,375 36.6600 USD
Sale 82 36.5
Sale 13,400 36.51552239
Sale 700 36.63142857
Sale 685 36.61908029
Sale 200 36.635
Sale 700 36.63428571
Sale 300 36.67666667
Sale 100 36.4
Sale 100 36.5099
Sale 200 36.695
Sale 939 36.38
Sale 300 36.66
Sale 946 36.66
Sale 691 36.62
Sale 300 36.51
Sale 400 36.6425
Sale 800 36.62375
Sale 400 36.6125
Sale 100 36.62
Sale 350 36.61857143
Sale 100 36.625
Sale 50 36.63
Sale 60 36.66
Sale 40 36.66
Sale 100 36.62
Sale 1 36.5467
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
Call Purchasing 100 35 AMER 19/12/2009 1.85
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 22/05/2010 1.1
Call Purchasing 200 40 AMER 22/05/2010 1.05
Call Purchasing 500 35 AMER 16/01/2010 2
Call Purchasing 500 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.55
Call Selling 100 35 AMER 22/05/2010 3.3
Call Selling 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.3
Call Selling 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Selling 200 35 AMER 20/02/2010 2.7
Call Selling 200 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.35
Call Selling 200 40 AMER 21/01/2012 3.3
Call Selling 200 50 AMER 21/01/2012 1.1
Call Selling 500 35 AMER 20/02/2010 2.65
Call Selling 500 35 AMER 22/05/2010 3.3
Call Selling 600 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.65
Call Selling 1100 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.65
Call Selling 1300 45 AMER 16/01/2010 0.1
Put Purchasing 100 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.8
Put Purchasing 200 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.81481532
Put Purchasing 500 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.8
Put Purchasing 700 40 AMER 20/02/2010 4.1
Put Purchasing 800 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.8
Put Purchasing 1000 40 AMER 20/02/2010 4.2
Put Purchasing 2000 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.8
Put Purchasing 2800 40 AMER 16/01/2010 3.9
Put Purchasing 3300 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.7
Put Selling 100 30 AMER 16/01/2010 0.05
Put Selling 100 35 AMER 16/01/2010 0.75
Put Selling 200 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.81481532
Put Selling 900 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.15
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 25 November 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product Written Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Date
name, or Securities Price e.g.
e.g. Purchased to which (Note 2) American,
call the option European
option or etc.
derivative
relates
Option Purchased -3,000 50 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 50 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -100 30 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -100 25 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -200 60 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -200 30 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -300 30 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -300 30 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -400 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -500 50 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -600 60 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,000 25 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,700 40 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -102,000 35 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -2,900 50 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3,800 20 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -3,900 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -5,100 35 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -6,200 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -7,500 40 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -8,100 45 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -8,100 40 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -8,100 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -10,700 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -17,400 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -23,700 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -35,000 45 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -38,400 40 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,900 25 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 1,200 20 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 11,000 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 10,000 45 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 9,200 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 8,800 35 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7,200 50 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 6,400 50 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 5,600 35 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 4,900 40 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 3,700 45 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 3,600 35 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2,800 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2,500 50 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -100 55 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 500 50 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 36,300 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 100 40 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 100 55 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 300 35 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 400 30 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 2,500 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 500 50 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 2,300 45 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 600 30 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 600 35 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 600 50 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 700 20 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 900 45 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 70 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 500 45 AMER 20/02/2010
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk