HERSHEY, Pa., July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today announced quarterly dividends of $0.722 on the Common Stock and $0.656 on the Class B Common Stock, an increase of about 10%, or $0.066 and $0.060 per share, respectively. The dividends were declared on July 24, 2018 and are payable September 14, 2018 to stockholders of record August 24, 2018. It is the 355^th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 136^th consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.

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