Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends

HERSHEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced quarterly dividends of $0.618 on the Common Stock and $0.562 on the Class B Common Stock, an increase of 6%, or $0.035 and $0.032 per share, respectively. The dividends are payable September 15, 2016 to stockholders of record August 25, 2016. It is the 347^th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 128^th consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.