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This excerpt taken from the HSY DEF 14A filed Mar 16, 2009.

Who are the nominees?


		ROBERT F. CAVANAUGH, age 50, is Managing Director of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Los Angeles, California, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse and a leading global investment banking firm. He has held that position since October 1999. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2003, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		CHARLES A. DAVIS, age 60, is Chief Executive Officer of Stone Point Capital LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut, a global private equity firm. Mr. Davis has held that position since June 2005 when the firm was established. Prior to that, Mr. Davis was with MMC Capital, Inc., the private equity business of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., serving as President from April 1998 to December 2002, Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to May 2005 and Chairman from January 2002 to May 2005. He also served as a Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm and the parent of MMC Capital, Inc., from September 1999 to May 2005. Mr. Davis is a director of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and The Progressive Corporation. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Audit Committee.
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		ARNOLD G. LANGBO, age 71, retired in 2000 as Chairman of Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, a producer of cereal and convenience foods. He held that position from January 1992 and also served as Chief Executive Officer from January 1992 until May 1999. He is a director of Johnson & Johnson, Whirlpool Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
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		JAMES E. NEVELS, age 57, was elected the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hershey Company effective February 16, 2009. He is Chairman of The Swarthmore Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a minority-owned investment-advisory firm, which he founded in 1991. He is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He is also a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		THOMAS J. RIDGE, age 63, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Global, LLC, Washington, D.C., a global strategic consulting company. He has held that position since July 2006. From April 2005 to July 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Ridge LLC. From October 2001 to February 2005, Mr. Ridge was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his service as Secretary of Homeland Security, he was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a director of Exelon Corporation and Vonage. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Governance Committee.
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		DAVID L. SHEDLARZ, age 60, retired in December 2007 as Vice Chairman of Pfizer Inc., New York, New York, a pharmaceutical, consumer and animal products health company. He held that position from July 2005. From January 1999 to July 2005, he was Pfizer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He is a director of Pitney Bowes, Inc. and a member of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association Board of Trustees. A Hershey director since August 2008, he is a member of the Audit Committee.
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		CHARLES B. STRAUSS, age 66, retired in 2004 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, a primary business group of Unilever, the international food and home and personal care organization. He held that position from 2000. He is a director of Aegis plc and The Hartford Financial Services Group. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and Executive Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
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		DAVID J. WEST, age 45, was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company, effective December 1, 2007. From October to November 2007, he was President of the Company; from January until October 2007, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; from January 2005 to January 2007, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and he continued to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer until July 2007 when his successor to that position was elected. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer from June 2004 to January 2005 and was Senior Vice President, Sales from December 2002 to June 2004. Mr. West is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He has been a Hershey director since 2007.
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		LEROY S. ZIMMERMAN, age 74, is Senior Counsel, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a national full service law firm. He has held that position since January 2002. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.
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This excerpt taken from the HSY DEF 14A filed Mar 10, 2008.

Who are the nominees?



		ROBERT F. CAVANAUGH, age 49, is Managing Director of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Los Angeles, California, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse and a leading global investment banking firm. He has held that position since October 1999. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2003, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		CHARLES A. DAVIS, age 59, is Chief Executive Officer of Stone Point Capital LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut, a global private equity firm. Mr. Davis has held that position since June 2005 when the firm was established. Prior to that, Mr. Davis was with MMC Capital, Inc., the private equity business of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., serving as President from April 1998 to December 2002, Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to May 2005 and Chairman from January 2002 to May 2005. He also served as a Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm and the parent of MMC Capital, Inc., from September 1999 to May 2005. Mr. Davis is a director of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Media General, Inc., Merchants Bancshares Corporation and The Progressive Corporation. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Audit Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
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		ARNOLD G. LANGBO, age 70, retired in 2000 as Chairman of Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, a producer of cereal and convenience foods. He held that position since January 1992 and also served as Chief Executive Officer from January 1992 until May 1999. He is a director of Johnson & Johnson, Whirlpool Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee.
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		JAMES E. NEVELS, age 56, is Chairman of The Swarthmore Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a minority-owned investment-advisory firm, which he founded in 1991. He is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He is also a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		THOMAS J. RIDGE, age 62, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Global, LLC, Washington, D.C., a global strategic consulting company. He has held that position since July 2006. From April 2005 to July 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Ridge LLC. From October 2001 to February 2005, Mr. Ridge was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his service as Secretary of Homeland Security, he was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a director of Exelon Corporation and Vonage. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Governance Committee.
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		CHARLES B. STRAUSS, age 65, retired in 2004 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, a primary business group of Unilever, the international food and home and personal care organization. He held that position since 2000. He is a director of Aegis plc and The Hartford Financial Services Group. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and Executive Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
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		DAVID J. WEST, age 44, was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company, effective December 1, 2007. From October to November 2007, he was President of the Company; from January until October 2007, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; from January 2005 to January 2007, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and he continued to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer until July 2007 when his successor to that position was elected. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer from June 2004 to January 2005 and was Senior Vice President, Sales from December 2002 to June 2004. Mr. West is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He has been a Hershey director since 2007.
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		KENNETH L. WOLFE, age 69, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hershey Company effective January 1, 2008. He retired in 2001 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company. He is a director of Revlon, Inc. and also is a member of the Board of Trustees of various mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management and Research Company. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.
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		LEROY S. ZIMMERMAN, age 73, is Senior Counsel, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a national full service law firm. He has held that position since January 2002. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.

This excerpt taken from the HSY DEFA14A filed Mar 10, 2008.

Nominees:


01) R.F. Cavanaugh		06) C.B. Strauss
02) C.A. Davis		07) D.J. West
03) A.G. Langbo		08) K.L. Wolfe
04) J.E. Nevels		09) L.S. Zimmerman
05) T.J. Ridge

2.	Ratify Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditors for 2008.

This excerpt taken from the HSY DEF 14A filed Mar 16, 2007.

Who are the nominees?



		JON A. BOSCIA, age 54, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a leading financial services company. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Lincoln National Corporation in March 2001 and has been Chief Executive Officer since July 1998. A Hershey director since 2001, he chairs the Governance Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee.
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		ROBERT H. CAMPBELL, age 69, retired in June 2000 as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a petroleum refiner and marketer. He is a director of CIGNA Corporation and Vical Incorporated. A Hershey director since 1995, he chairs the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Executive Committee.
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		ROBERT F. CAVANAUGH, age 48, is Managing Director of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Los Angeles, California, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse and a leading global investment banking firm. He has held that position since October 1999. A Hershey director since 2003, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		GARY P. COUGHLAN, age 63, retired in March 2001 as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Abbott Park, Illinois, a diversified international healthcare company. He is a director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. A Hershey director since 2001, he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee.
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		HARRIET EDELMAN, age 51, is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Avon Products, Inc., New York, New York, the world’s leading seller of beauty and related products. She was elected to that position in January 2000. From March 2004 to December 2005, she also was responsible for Avon’s Business Transformation area. She is a director of Blair Corporation. A Hershey director since 2003, she is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		BONNIE G. HILL, age 65, is President of B. Hill Enterprises, LLC, Los Angeles, California, a consulting company. She has held that position since July 2001. In April 1998, she also co-founded Icon Blue, Inc., Los Angeles, California, a brand marketing company. She is a director of AK Steel Holding Corporation, California Water Service Group, The Home Depot, Inc. and YUM! Brands, Inc. A Hershey director since 1993, she is a member of the Governance Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee. She has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
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		ALFRED F. KELLY, JR., age 48, is Group President, Consumer, Small Business and Merchant Services at American Express Company, New York, New York, a leading global payments, network and travel company. He assumed his current role in June 2005. From June 2000 to June 2005, Mr. Kelly served as Group President, Consumer and Small Business Services at American Express Company. A Hershey director since 2005, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
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		RICHARD H. LENNY, age 55, was elected Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company effective January 1, 2002. From March 2001 to December 2001, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He is a director of McDonald’s Corporation. A Hershey director since 2001, he chairs the Executive Committee.
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		MACKEY J. McDONALD, age 60, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, an international apparel company. He was elected Chairman of the Board of VF Corporation in October 1998 and has been Chief Executive Officer since January 1996. He was President from October 1993 to February 2006. He is a director of Wachovia Corporation and was a director of Tyco International Ltd. until February 28, 2007. A Hershey director since 1996, he is a member of the Governance Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.
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		MARIE J. TOULANTIS, age 52, is Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble.com, New York, New York, an online retailer of books, music and DVDs. She was elected to that position in February 2002. From May 2001 to February 2002, she held the office of President and Chief Operating Officer. A Hershey director since 2003, she is a member of the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee.

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