| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||
| FORM 8-K |
| CURRENT REPORT |
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| April 28, 2015 | ||
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | ||
| The Hershey Company | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| Delaware | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | ||
| 1-183 | 23-0691590 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 100 Crystal A Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 | ||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 534-4200 | ||
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
The Hershey Company (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 28, 2015. Set forth below are the final voting results from the meeting.
Proposal No. 1. Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, elected the following directors by the votes set forth as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Pamela M. Arway | 720,334,456 | 1,171,437 | 21,823,744 | |
| John P. Bilbrey | 719,748,452 | 1,757,441 | 21,823,744 | |
| Robert F. Cavanaugh | 719,981,938 | 1,523,955 | 21,823,744 | |
| Charles A. Davis | 720,519,871 | 986,022 | 21,823,744 | |
| Mary Kay Haben | 720,422,681 | 1,083,212 | 21,823,744 | |
| James M. Mead | 711,456,844 | 10,049,149 | 21,823,744 | |
| James E. Nevels | 711,509,131 | 9,996,762 | 21,823,744 | |
| Thomas J. Ridge | 720,089,467 | 1,416,426 | 21,823,744 | |
| David L. Shedlarz | 720,518,562 | 987,331 | 21,823,744 | |
Holders of the Company's Common Stock, voting separately as a class, elected the following directors by the votes set forth as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Robert M. Malcolm | 114,455,977 | 868,506 | 21,823,744 |
| Anthony J. Palmer | 114,455,077 | 869,406 | 21,823,744 |
Proposal No. 2. Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, by the votes set forth as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 741,593,049 | 1,137,453 | 599,135 |
Proposal No. 3. Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis, by the votes set forth as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 715,641,571 | 4,702,774 | 1,161,548 | 21,823,744 |
| SIGNATURE | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE HERSHEY COMPANY | |
| Date: April 30, 2015 | |
By: /s/ Patricia A. Little | |
Patricia A. Little Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |