Form 8-K_05.01.2014_Item 05.07


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
April 29, 2014
 
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
 
 
 

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Hershey Company (the “Company”) held its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders on April 29, 2014. 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
 
720,930,047
2,273,643
22,581,878
John P. Bilbrey
 
721,814,961
1,388,729
22,581,878
Robert F. Cavanaugh
 
719,012,325
4,191,365
22,581,878
Charles A. Davis
 
721,910,531
1,293,159
22,581,878
Mary Kay Haben
 
721,924,117
1,279,573
22,581,878
James M. Mead
 
705,711,978
17,491,712
22,581,878
James E. Nevels
 
705,770,252
17,433,438
22,581,878
Thomas J. Ridge
 
721,515,337
1,688,353
22,581,878
David L. Shedlarz
 
721,780,028
1,423,662
22,581,878

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
 
115,681,663
1,401,907
22,521,308
Anthony J. Palmer
 
115,707,860
1,375,710
22,521,308

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, 2014, by the votes set forth as follows:

 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
 
742,956,335
2,368,669
460,564

Proposal No. 3. Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement, by the votes set forth as follows:

 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
 
717,286,469
4,625,601
1,291,620
22,581,878








 
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.

Date: May 1, 2014


 
THE HERSHEY COMPANY
 



By:  /s/ David W. Tacka         
 
David W. Tacka
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer