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 23 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 9,546,708 5.72% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 136,900 0.08% 297,700 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,683,608 5.80% 297,700 0.18%
(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 142 37.1893 USD
Purchase 424 36.3900 USD
Purchase 600 36.375
Purchase 100 36.34
Purchase 300 36.37666667
Purchase 43 36.4538 USD
Purchase 43 36.3900 USD
Purchase 68 36.3900 USD
Purchase 1,418 36.39
Purchase 100 36.96
Purchase 142 37.1818 USD
Purchase 100 37.05
Purchase 142 37.1818 USD
Purchase 150 36.3900 USD
Purchase 100 36.3399
Purchase 207 36.3900 USD
Purchase 212 36.3900 USD
Purchase 234 36.5249
Purchase 272 36.3900 USD
Purchase 272 36.3900 USD
Purchase 282 37.1800 USD
Purchase 67 36.39
Purchase 100 36.35
Purchase 26,300 36.5174
Purchase 600 36.39
Purchase 300 36.36666667
Purchase 400 36.3696
Purchase 869 36.41278481
Purchase 11,500 36.585565
Purchase 2,400 36.73916667
Purchase 800 36.397525
Purchase 600 36.375
Purchase 100 36.3701
Purchase 259 36.4538 USD
Purchase 200 36.3751
Purchase 100 37.02
Purchase 2,500 37.14
Purchase 471 36.60116773
Purchase 234 36.5249
Purchase 4,350 36.3900 USD
Purchase 8,490 36.73017432
Purchase 364 36.5249
Purchase 1,677 36.5249
Purchase 300 36.69666667
Purchase 993 36.4538 USD
Purchase 100 36.43
Purchase 300 36.88
Purchase 28,377 36.51575985
Purchase 2,150 36.4828 USD
Purchase 1,598 36.4538 USD
Purchase 1,390 36.38208633
Purchase 100 36.43
Purchase 364 36.5249
Purchase 500 36.37604
Purchase 331 36.39
Purchase 400 40
Purchase 1,006 37.1800 USD
Purchase 100 36.96
Purchase 900 50
Purchase 1,000 36.359
Purchase 714 36.4538 USD
Purchase 692 36.3900 USD
Purchase 900 36.34333333
Purchase 66 36.39
Purchase 100 36.42
Purchase 470 36.3900 USD
Purchase 1,950 36.38384615
Purchase 200 36.3249
Purchase 45,000 40
Purchase 2,700 45
Sale 800 36.3975
Sale 300 36.38
Sale 11,500 36.58556522
Sale 100 37.05
Sale 100 36.37
Sale 8,490 36.7301689
Sale 100 37.02
Sale 218 36.5249
Sale 26,300 36.5174
Sale 1,677 36.5249
Sale 400 36.3696
Sale 364 36.5249
Sale 690 36.39
Sale 600 36.345
Sale 4,351 36.81445645
Sale 100 36.3701
Sale 500 36.868
Sale 1,471 36.71453433
Sale 3,200 45
Sale 1,400 30
Sale 4,151 36.6250012
Sale 3,757 36.79116582
Sale 4,100 35
Sale 100 36.96
Sale 300 36.88
Sale 200 36.3751
Sale 300 36.39
Sale 234 36.5249
Sale 100 36.35
Sale 200 36.87
Sale 100 36.58
Sale 8,400 36.78154762
Sale 400 36.3825
Sale 200 36.355
Sale 100 36.35
Sale 9,900 30
Sale 100 36.37
Sale 471 36.6011448
Sale 449 36.3311 USD
Sale 452 36.3311 USD
Sale 452 36.3311 USD
Sale 497 36.3629 USD
Sale 553 36.3629 USD
Sale 658 36.3900 USD
Sale 1,006 37.1800 USD
Sale 1,085 36.8678 USD
Sale 1,085 36.8678 USD
Sale 1,096 36.8678 USD
Sale 1,096 36.8678 USD
Sale 423 36.3900 USD
Sale 2,392 36.8811 USD
Sale 280 36.3900 USD
Sale 464 36.39
Sale 200 37.12625
Sale 1,794 37.12216276
Sale 800 37.1225
Sale 2,500 37.14
Sale 100 36.96
Sale 100 36.43
Sale 100 36.37
Sale 400 36.3625
Sale 12 36.62
Sale 2,100 36.72285714
Sale 2,398 36.8811 USD
Sale 1,218 36.3900 USD
Sale 234 36.5249
Sale 18,100 36.55370166
Sale 2,300 36.605
Sale 1,663 36.38148527
Sale 500 36.342
Sale 400 36.64
Sale 525 36.37809524
Sale 3,555 36.51933615
Sale 1,100 36.51454545
Sale 200 36.34
Sale 100 36.9
Sale 254 36.43267717
Sale 200 36.3249
Sale 449 36.3311 USD
Sale 16 36.5249
Sale 1,931 36.53648887
Sale 125 36.9
Sale 100 36.42
Sale 1,500 36.52066667
Sale 300 36.53333333
Sale 600 36.375
Sale 600 36.375
Sale 60 36.3900 USD
Sale 90 36.3900 USD
Sale 142 37.1818 USD
Sale 142 37.1893 USD
Sale 184 36.3900 USD
Sale 269 36.3900 USD
Sale 2,500 37.14
(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 20/02/2010 3
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.15
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.225
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.3
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.5
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 22/05/2010 1
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 22/05/2010 1.05
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 22/05/2010 1.1
Call Purchasing 100 40 AMER 22/05/2010 1.2
Call Purchasing 100 50 AMER 21/01/2012 1.15
Call Purchasing 200 35 AMER 20/02/2010 2.6
Call Purchasing 200 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.3
Call Purchasing 300 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.1
Call Purchasing 300 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.5
Call Purchasing 400 35 AMER 19/12/2009 2.05
Call Purchasing 400 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.225
Call Purchasing 500 50 AMER 21/01/2012 1.2
Call Purchasing 600 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.20723618
Call Purchasing 1000 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.55
Call Purchasing 1400 30 AMER 16/01/2010 0.00001
Call Selling 100 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.225
Call Selling 100 45 AMER 16/01/2010 0.1
Call Selling 200 40 AMER 16/01/2010 0.3
Call Selling 200 40 AMER 20/02/2010 0.5
Call Selling 400 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.225
Call Selling 600 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.20723618
Call Selling 2800 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.2
Call Selling 4200 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.2
Call Selling 6800 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.2
Call Selling 12600 40 AMER 19/12/2009 0.2
Put Purchasing 100 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.025
Put Purchasing 100 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.15
Put Purchasing 300 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.1
Put Purchasing 500 40 AMER 22/05/2010 5
Put Purchasing 600 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.025
Put Purchasing 1800 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.15
Put Selling 100 35 AMER 22/05/2010 2
Put Selling 100 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.34999999
Put Selling 100 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.9
Put Selling 100 40 AMER 16/01/2010 3.9
Put Selling 100 50 AMER 21/01/2012 15.9
Put Selling 200 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.34999999
Put Selling 600 35 AMER 20/02/2010 1.025
Put Selling 900 40 AMER 16/01/2010 3.9
Put Selling 6200 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.3
Put Selling 7800 40 AMER 19/12/2009 3.4
Put Selling 12200 35 AMER 19/12/2009 0.5
(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 24 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 -1,100 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 21/01/2012
Option Purchased -3,800 30 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -3,800 20 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -3,900 35 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased -6,200 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -7,500 35 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -8,100 45 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -8,400 40 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased -13,500 40 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased -14,400 40 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased -17,400 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -22,400 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 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 13,400 35 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 12,200 40 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 10,000 45 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 8,900 35 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 7,500 40 AMER 20/02/2010
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 3,100 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 55 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 300 35 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 400 30 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 500 35 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 2,500 40 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 500 45 AMER 20/02/2010
Option Purchased 2,300 45 AMER 19/12/2009
Option Purchased 600 30 AMER 22/05/2010
Option Purchased 600 50 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 700 20 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased 700 50 AMER 21/01/2012
Option Purchased 900 45 AMER 22/01/2011
Option Purchased -100 70 AMER 16/01/2010
Option Purchased 500 40 AMER 16/01/2010
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