HERSHEY CO 10-Q

Item 5. Other Information. Director and Executive Officer Trading A portion of our directors’ and officers’ compensation is in the form of equity awards and, from time to time, they may engage in open-market transactions with respect to their Company securities for diversification or other personal reasons. All such transactions in Company securities by directors and officers must comply with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, which requires that transactions be in accordance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws that prohibit trading while in possession of material nonpublic information. Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides an affirmative defense that enables directors and officers to prearrange transactions in the Company’s securities in a manner that avoids concerns about initiating transactions while in possession of material nonpublic information. During the three months ended September 29, 2024, no directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated any contract, instruction, or written plan for the purchase or sale of securities that are intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any other Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements or “non-Rule 10b5–1 trading arrangements” (as defined by S-K Item 408(c)). Item 6. Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q: Exhibit Number Description 3.1 The Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2005. 3.2 The Company's By-laws, as amended and restated as of February 21, 2017, are incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. 31.1 Certification of Michele G. Buck, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * 31.2 Certification of Steven E. Voskuil, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * 32.1 Certification of Michele G. Buck, Chief Executive Officer, and Steven E. Voskuil, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ** 101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema 101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase 101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase 101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase 101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase 104 The cover page from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 29, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101. * Filed herewith ** Furnished herewith Table of Contents The Hershey Company | Q3 2024 Form 10-Q | Page 50 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. THE HERSHEY COMPANY (Registrant) Date: November 7, 2024 /s/ Steven E. Voskuil Steven E. Voskuil Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Date: November 7, 2024 /s/ Jennifer L. McCalman Jennifer L. McCalman Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) Table of Contents The Hershey Company | Q3 2024 Form 10-Q | Page 51