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 18 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 9,700,844 5.81% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 473,100 0.28% 393,300 0.24%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,173,944 6.09% 393,300 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 277 37.8062 USD
Purchase 1,540 37.7860 USD
Purchase 1,531 37.7860 USD
Purchase 31,900 37.8007 USD
Purchase 942 37.7860 USD
Purchase 34 37.6300 USD
Purchase 813 37.8007 USD
Purchase 640 37.7860 USD
Purchase 1,663 37.8062 USD
Purchase 424 37.6300 USD
Purchase 1,000 37.8007 USD
Purchase 272 37.6300 USD
Purchase 261 38.1600 USD
Purchase 250 37.7860 USD
Purchase 244 37.7860 USD
Purchase 207 37.6300 USD
Purchase 89 37.7860 USD
Purchase 68 37.6300 USD
Purchase 42 37.6300 USD
Purchase 510 37.6300 USD
Purchase 2,760 37.8007 USD
Purchase 6,215 37.7860 USD
Purchase 4,700 37.7860 USD
Purchase 4,602 37.7860 USD
Purchase 3,500 37.8329 USD
Purchase 3,472 37.7860 USD
Purchase 837 37.6300 USD
Purchase 9,165 37.7860 USD
Purchase 1,880 37.8007 USD
Purchase 2,911 37.8007 USD
Purchase 3,262 37.7860 USD
Purchase 14,435 37.7860 USD
Purchase 2,696 37.8007 USD
Purchase 25,740 37.7860 USD
Purchase 2,546 37.7860 USD
Purchase 2,331 37.7860 USD
Purchase 2,155 37.8007 USD
Purchase 1,960 37.8062 USD
Purchase 1,923 37.8329 USD
Purchase 13,664 37.8007 USD
Sale 209 38.1172 USD
Sale 150 37.6300 USD
Sale 40 37.6300 USD
Sale 209 38.1172 USD
Sale 499 37.6509 USD
Sale 502 37.6509 USD
Sale 502 37.6509 USD
Sale 665 37.6300 USD
Sale 837 37.6300 USD
Sale 2,687 37.8037 USD
Sale 499 37.6509 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)
(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 19 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 -500 50 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -3,000 50 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -2,900 50 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,900 25 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -1,800 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -1,400 40 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -1,000 25 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -900 30 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -92,600 35 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -600 60 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -4,100 35 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -400 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -300 30 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -200 30 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -200 60 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 25 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -100 30 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -100 50 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -900 50 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -7,500 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -52,500 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -50,000 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -35,000 45 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -25,700 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -18,700 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -12,500 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -11,600 40 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -3,800 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -8,100 45 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -3,800 20 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -6,700 50 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -6,300 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -6,300 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -6,000 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -5,900 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased -5,500 35 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -4,300 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 100 35 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -9,900 30 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 8,900 35 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -100 55 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 3,700 45 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 4,300 40 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 4,400 40 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 5,600 35 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 6,400 50 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 7,000 35 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 2,800 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7,500 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 2,600 35 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 9,700 30 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 10,000 45 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 10,100 35 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 10,700 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 20,700 40 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 35,900 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 36,300 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 110,000 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 7,200 50 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 600 30 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 149,900 45 AMER 21/11/2009
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 22.5 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 400 30 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 500 45 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 3,200 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 500 50 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 70 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 700 20 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 900 45 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 1,200 20 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 1,300 25 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 1,300 50 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 2,300 45 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 2,500 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 2,500 50 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 500 50 AMER 21/01/2012
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