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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



	August 24, 2017
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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Emerging Growth Company		¨



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Item 1.01.		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective August 24, 2017, The Hershey Company (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust (the “Trust”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from the Trust at a price equal to $106.01 per share, for a total purchase price of $159,015,000. The transaction is expected to close on August 29, 2017.

The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

	Exhibit Number	Description
	10.1	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 24, 2017, between Milton Hershey School Trust, by its trustee, Hershey Trust Company, and The Hershey Company

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: August 28, 2017	By:	/s/ Patricia A. Little
		Patricia A. Little Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 24, 2017, between Milton Hershey School Trust, by its trustee, Hershey Trust Company, and The Hershey Company