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This excerpt taken from the HSY 8-K filed Oct 20, 2005.

HERSHEY ANNOUNCES RECORD THIRD QUARTER
AND NINE-MONTHS RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS

HERSHEY, Pa., October 20, 2005—The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today announced record sales and record earnings from operations for the third quarter ended October 2, 2005. Consolidated net sales for the third quarter were $1,368,240,000 compared with $1,254,508,000 for the third quarter of 2004, an increase of 9.1 percent. Net income for the third quarter of 2005 was $119,475,000, or $.48 per share-diluted, compared with $166,229,000, or $.66 per share-diluted, for the comparable period of 2004.

For the third quarter of 2005, these results include pre-tax charges of $101.4 million, or $.27 per share-diluted, associated with the previously announced business realignment program to advance the Company’s value-enhancing strategy. Net income from operations, which excludes these charges, for the third quarter of 2005 was $185,283,000, or $.75 per share-diluted, compared with $166,229,000 or $.66 per share-diluted, an increase of 13.6%.

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