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 25 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 9,555,763 5.72% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 102,205 0.06% 102,205 0.06%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 136,900 0.08% 292,500 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,794,868 5.86% 394,705 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 500 36.222464 USD
Purchase 1,600 35.962625 USD
Purchase 895 36.24952961 USD
Purchase 100 36.14 USD
Purchase 200 36.2895 USD
Purchase 825 36.24606061 USD
Purchase 188 36.02516596 USD
Purchase 200 36.2545 USD
Purchase 7,944 36.6600 USD
Purchase 1,288 36.24080745 USD
Purchase 3,092 36.22713713 USD
Purchase 100 36.139 USD
Purchase 100 35.91 USD
Purchase 100 36.18 USD
Purchase 100 36.01 USD
Purchase 14 35.93 USD
Purchase 373 36.0699 USD
Purchase 200 35.91 USD
Purchase 373 36.0699 USD
Purchase 200 35.9099 USD
Purchase 200 36.04 USD
Purchase 100 36.13 USD
Purchase 10,423 36.06363981 USD
Purchase 200 35.98 USD
Purchase 100 36.25 USD
Purchase 100 35.9199 USD
Purchase 1,900 36.22105263 USD
Purchase 100 36.01 USD
Purchase 7,500 36.218 USD
Purchase 300 36.45 USD
Purchase 4,600 36.01043478 USD
Purchase 100 36.03 USD
Purchase 8,700 36.0624 USD
Purchase 1,723 36.0699 USD
Purchase 100 35.91 USD
Purchase 1,261 36.0860 USD
Purchase 75 35.9400 USD
Purchase 71 36.0860 USD
Purchase 62 35.9400 USD
Purchase 438 36.0860 USD
Purchase 94 35.9400 USD
Purchase 120 35.9400 USD
Purchase 621 35.9400 USD
Purchase 420 36.4739 USD
Purchase 74 35.9400 USD
Purchase 376 35.9400 USD
Purchase 1,705 36.0860 USD
Purchase 1,971 35.9452207 USD
Purchase 2,539 36.0860 USD
Purchase 2,812 35.9400 USD
Purchase 700 35.915 USD
Purchase 282 36.6600 USD
Purchase 376 36.6600 USD
Purchase 300 35.95333333 USD
Purchase 971 36.0860 USD
Purchase 3,310 35.9400 USD
Sale 1,700 35.96 USD
Sale 209 36.0749 USD
Sale 400 36.225 USD
Sale 300 36.45 USD
Sale 2,200 36.21773636 USD
Sale 100 36.01 USD
Sale 100 36.03 USD
Sale 700 35.915 USD
Sale 4,600 36.010435 USD
Sale 3,603 36.21805717 USD
Sale 184 35.90543478 USD
Sale 1,723 36.0699 USD
Sale 8,700 36.0624 USD
Sale 500 36.00596 USD
Sale 3,047 35.9400 USD
Sale 2,068 35.9400 USD
Sale 200 35.91 USD
Sale 600 35.91166667 USD
Sale 195 36.2002 USD
Sale 1,600 35.962625 USD
Sale 2 36.24 USD
Sale 1,700 35.94529412 USD
Sale 300 35.91666667 USD
Sale 1,016 35.94232283 USD
Sale 300 35.94666667 USD
Sale 1,000 36.22 USD
Sale 3,000 36.22966667 USD
Sale 100 36.209 USD
Sale 1,400 35.90214286 USD
Sale 700 36.26327143 USD
Sale 500 36.176 USD
Sale 500 36.256 USD
Sale 196 36.03 USD
Sale 200 36.285 USD
Sale 62 35.9400 USD
Sale 100 36.139 USD
Sale 700 36.16714286 USD
Sale 300 36.0617 USD
Sale 100 35.94 USD
Sale 1,200 36.24666667 USD
Sale 300 35.95666667 USD
Sale 200 36.3625 USD
Sale 374 36.18417112 USD
Sale 402 36.22248756 USD
Sale 151 36.03 USD
Sale 214 35.94 USD
Sale 1,100 36.24909091 USD
Sale 100 36.37 USD
Sale 100 36.139 USD
Sale 565 36.17327434 USD
Sale 188 36.02516596 USD
Sale 700 36.27285714 USD
Sale 1,246 35.96313002 USD
Sale 1,313 36.213 USD
Sale 200 36.065 USD
Sale 700 35.915 USD
Sale 209 36.0749 USD
Sale 4,166 36.02954633 USD
Sale 200 36.0749 USD
Sale 200 35.935 USD
Sale 400 35.995 USD
Sale 1,054 36.18607211 USD
Sale 200 36.0749 USD
Sale 200 35.9099 USD
Sale 100 35.9199 USD
Sale 84 35.9400 USD
Sale 74 35.9400 USD
Sale 373 36.0699 USD
Sale 100 36.12 USD
Sale 500 36.136 USD
Sale 800 36.30375 USD
(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 USD AMER 19/12/2009 1.5 USD
Call Purchasing 300 40 USD AMER 19/12/2009 0.15 USD
Call Purchasing 800 40 USD AMER 20/02/2010 0.45 USD
Call Selling 100 40 USD AMER 16/01/2010 0.3 USD
Call Selling 200 35 USD AMER 22/05/2010 2.85 USD
Call Selling 900 40 USD AMER 16/01/2010 0.3 USD
Put Purchasing 300 35 USD AMER 16/01/2010 0.75 USD
Put Purchasing 300 35 USD AMER 20/02/2010 1.15 USD
(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 26 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 name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -3,000 50 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 30 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -100 25 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -200 60 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -200 30 USD AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -300 30 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -300 30 USD AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -400 30 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -500 50 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -600 60 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,000 25 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,100 40 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,700 40 USD AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -102,000 35 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -2,900 50 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -100 70 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3,800 20 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -3,900 30 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -5,100 35 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -6,200 35 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -7,500 40 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -8,100 45 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -8,100 40 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -8,300 35 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -10,700 40 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -17,400 40 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -23,700 45 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -35,000 45 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -38,100 40 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,900 25 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 1,200 20 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 11,900 35 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 11,800 40 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 10,000 45 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 9,200 40 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 9,100 35 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7,200 50 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 6,400 50 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 5,600 35 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 4,900 40 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 3,700 45 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 3,600 35 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2,800 45 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2,500 50 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -100 50 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 50 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 36,300 45 USD AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 100 40 USD AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 100 55 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 300 35 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 400 30 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 2,500 40 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 500 50 USD AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 2,300 45 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 600 30 USD AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 600 50 USD AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 700 20 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 700 35 USD AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 900 45 USD AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 55 USD AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 500 45 USD 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