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 20 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 9,704,331 5.81% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 453,800 0.27% 389,100 0.23%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,158,131 6.08% 389,100 0.23%
(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 300 37.05833333
Purchase 773 37.1347 USD
Purchase 200 37.2115
Purchase 93 37.2115
Purchase 700 37.24
Purchase 700 37.14571429
Purchase 43 37.14
Purchase 10,710 37.11598329
Purchase 200 37.19
Purchase 2,900 37.101
Purchase 5,000 40
Purchase 100 37.48
Purchase 100 37.05
Purchase 200 37.29
Purchase 200 37.07
Purchase 100 37.071
Purchase 2,900 37.13206897
Purchase 343 37.1347 USD
Purchase 370 37.1347 USD
Purchase 400 37.1347 USD
Purchase 500 37.1200 USD
Purchase 611 37.1400 USD
Purchase 692 37.2023 USD
Purchase 712 37.1347 USD
Purchase 1,600 45
Purchase 100 37.12
Purchase 300 37.08663333
Purchase 400 37.125
Purchase 900 37.10444444
Purchase 400 37.125
Purchase 900 37.15777778
Purchase 400 37.43
Purchase 670 37.3537313
Purchase 1,000 37.48
Purchase 107 37.2115
Purchase 1,293 37.18197989
Purchase 59 37.22
Purchase 100 37.07
Purchase 5,900 37.20779661
Purchase 3,900 37.18
Purchase 1,900 37.23315789
Purchase 900 37.13222222
Purchase 2,574 37.14888112
Purchase 5,790 37.13688256
Purchase 1,221 37.188362
Purchase 710 37.10235352
Purchase 400 37.33
Purchase 100 37.2
Purchase 100 37.05
Purchase 100 37.49
Purchase 100 37.18
Purchase 55 37.23
Purchase 1,536 37.2115
Purchase 1,700 37.219
Purchase 29,266 37.1347 USD
Purchase 2,878 37.1347 USD
Purchase 3,926 37.1347 USD
Purchase 4,857 37.0918 USD
Purchase 5,166 37.0918 USD
Purchase 200 37.2115
Purchase 2,734 37.1347 USD
Purchase 416 37.08355769
Purchase 1,900 37.42
Purchase 84 37.1
Purchase 2,577 37.0918 USD
Purchase 1,749 37.3957 USD
Purchase 1,683 37.3957 USD
Purchase 400 37.095
Purchase 1,254 37.2023 USD
Purchase 1,206 37.1487 USD
Purchase 1,202 37.1487 USD
Purchase 998 37.1347 USD
Purchase 4,496 37.2967
Sale 200 37.2115
Sale 3,493 37.17298025
Sale 114 37.12
Sale 300 37.29
Sale 1,900 37.42
Sale 600 37.18833333
Sale 500 37.06
Sale 100 37.34
Sale 500 37.242
Sale 100 37.39
Sale 15,742 37.12063524
Sale 200 37.29
Sale 100 37.05
Sale 400 37.36755
Sale 1,600 37.13080625
Sale 100 37.19
Sale 500 37.114
Sale 400 37.125
Sale 300 37.32
Sale 1,000 37.48
Sale 2,962 37.21580452
Sale 370 37.38108108
Sale 400 37.125
Sale 900 37.15777778
Sale 1,700 37.219
Sale 2,300 37.29695652
Sale 533 37.15998124
Sale 700 37.31285714
Sale 5,201 37.42328014
Sale 300 37.33666667
Sale 500 37.296
Sale 596 37.2652349
Sale 100 37.25
Sale 274 37.2115
Sale 439 37.14505695
Sale 1,300 37.20461508
Sale 400 37.0875
Sale 6,900 37.10443478
Sale 30 37.18
Sale 600 37.18
Sale 900 37.42
Sale 55 37.23
Sale 2,900 37.13206897
Sale 6,200 37.20056613
Sale 300 37.42
Sale 100 37.15
Sale 1,300 37.26538462
Sale 100 37.13
Sale 400 37.1275
Sale 3,711 37.14754514
Sale 200 37.19
Sale 40 37.1800 USD
Sale 160 37.1800 USD
Sale 204 37.1800 USD
Sale 225 37.1800 USD
Sale 320 37.1800 USD
Sale 1,350 37.1800 USD
Sale 1,258 37.11402226
Sale 300 37.10333333
Sale 159 37.3835
Sale 900 37.14
Sale 200 37.2115
Sale 2,500 37.4016
Sale 1,536 37.2115
Sale 100 37.071
Sale 400 37.3375
Sale 846 37.1800 USD
Sale 100 37.1
Sale 4,100 37.10170732
Sale 1,595 37.12984326
Sale 400 37.085025
Sale 2,600 37.09269231
Sale 100 37.18
Sale 1,200 37.11625
Sale 300 37.18
Sale 3,100 37.14774194
Sale 900 37.1
Sale 710 37.10235352
Sale 100 37.18
Sale 100 37.18
(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 1300 40 AMER 22/01/2011 2.35
Call Purchasing 100 30 AMER 22/01/2011 7.6
Call Purchasing 100 35 AMER 16/01/2010 2.4
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Purchasing 300 40 AMER 21/01/2012 3.3
Call Purchasing 500 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Purchasing 600 35 AMER 16/01/2010 2.4
Call Purchasing 600 40 AMER 22/01/2011 2.25
Call Purchasing 1100 35 AMER 16/01/2010 2.525
Call Purchasing 1200 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Purchasing 1600 35 AMER 20/02/2010 2.8
Call Purchasing 2200 45 AMER 16/01/2010 0.075
Call Purchasing 3600 45 AMER 16/01/2010 0.05
Call Seliing 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Selling 100 35 AMER 16/01/2010 2.525
Call Selling 100 35 AMER 20/02/2010 3.1
Call Selling 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Selling 100 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.75
Call Selling 400 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.225
Call Selling 500 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Selling 1100 35 AMER 16/01/2010 2.525
Call Selling 1200 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.4
Call Selling 2200 45 AMER 16/01/2010 0.075
Call Selling 2600 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.25
Call Selling 4700 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.25
Call Selling 4900 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.25
Put Purchasing 100 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.3
Put Purchasing 100 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.04999999
Put Purchasing 200 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.375
Put Purchasing 500 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.04999999
Put Purchasing 500 40 AMER 21/11/2009 2.875
Put Purchasing 500 40 AMER 21/11/2009 2.93932850
Put Purchasing 600 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.30134625
Put Purchasing 1000 35 AMER 20/02/2010 0.9
Put Purchasing 1600 45 AMER 21/11/2009 7.94412790
Put Purchasing 2700 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.3
Put Purchasing 11300 40 AMER 21/11/2009 2.94390805
Put Selling 100 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.04999999
Put Selling 200 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.375
Put Selling 500 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.04999999
Put Selling 500 40 AMER 21/11/2009 2.875
Put Selling 500 40 AMER 21/11/2009 2.93932850
Put Selling 600 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.30134625
Put Selling 6300 40 AMER 21/11/2009 2.94390805
(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 23 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 Selling -500 50 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Selling -3,000 50 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Selling -2,900 50 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -2,700 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -1,900 25 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Selling -1,800 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -1,100 40 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Selling -1,000 25 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -89,800 35 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Selling -600 60 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -4,000 35 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Selling -400 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -300 30 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Selling -300 30 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Selling -200 30 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Selling -200 60 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Selling -100 25 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Selling -100 30 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Selling -900 50 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -8,500 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -52,500 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -45,000 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -35,000 45 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Selling -22,300 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -17,400 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Selling -12,600 40 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Selling -12,500 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -3,800 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -9,100 40 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Selling -3,800 20 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Selling -8,100 45 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Selling -7,500 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Selling -6,700 50 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -6,300 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Selling -6,000 40 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -5,900 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -4,100 35 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Selling -100 70 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Selling -9,900 30 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 7,500 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Selling -100 50 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 3,200 45 AMER 21/11/2009
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 2,800 45 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7,200 50 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 2,500 50 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 8,900 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 10,600 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 11,100 35 AMER 20/02/2010
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 7,000 35 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 500 50 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 149,900 45 AMER 21/11/2009
Option Purchased 100 35 AMER 19/12/2009
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 3,100 35 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 500 50 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Selling -100 55 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 600 30 AMER 22/05/2010
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 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