Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends

HERSHEY, Pa., May 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company HSY today announced quarterly dividends of $0.618 on the Common Stock and $0.562 on the Class B Common Stock. The dividends are payable June 15, 2017, to stockholders of record May 25, 2017. It is the 350^th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 131^st consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.

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