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

Other Compensation, Reimbursements and Programs

The Board occasionally establishes committees of limited duration for special purposes. The Board will consider paying additional compensation to non-employee directors who serve on special committees, generally $1,250 per meeting, if the special committee holds six or more meetings, each lasting one hour or more. No director received compensation for service on a special committee in 2008.

Prior to 1997, directors participated in our Directors’ Charitable Award Program. No directors have been added to the program since 1996 and our obligations under the program were not affected by the service of any director during 2008. Under the program, upon the participating director’s death, the Company makes a charitable gift to an educational institution designated by the director. The amount of the donation varies, depending upon the director’s length of service, with a maximum donation of $1 million after five years of service. One such gift, in the amount of $1 million, was made by the Company in 2008 following the death of a former director. As of December 31, 2008, there were 16 former directors and one then current director (Mr. Wolfe) who participated in the program for whom we are committed to make charitable contributions aggregating $16.8 million.

We reimburse our directors for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses they incur when attending Board and committee meetings and for minor incidental expenses they incur when performing directors’ services. We also provide reimbursement for at least one director continuing education program each year. Directors receive travel accident insurance while traveling on the Company’s business and receive discounts on the purchase of our products to the same extent and on the same terms as all of our employees. Directors are also eligible to participate in the Company’s Gift Matching Program. Under the Gift Matching Program, the Company will match, upon a director’s request, contributions made by the director to one or more charitable organizations, on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to a maximum aggregate contribution of $5,000 annually.

We do not award stock options or maintain a non-equity incentive plan or defined benefit pension plan for our non-employee directors.

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The following table and explanatory footnotes provide information with respect to the compensation paid or provided to the directors during 2008 in accordance with the policies and programs described above.

This excerpt taken from the HSY DEF 14A filed Mar 10, 2008.

Other Compensation, Reimbursements and Programs

The Board occasionally establishes committees of limited duration for special purposes. The Board will consider paying additional compensation to non-employee directors who serve on special committees, generally $1,250 per meeting, if the special committee holds six or more meetings, each lasting one hour or more. No director received compensation for service on a special committee in 2007.

Prior to 1997, directors participated in our Directors’ Charitable Award Program. No directors have been added to the program since 1996 and our obligations under the program were not affected by the service of any director during 2007. Under the program, upon the participating director’s death, the Company makes a charitable gift to an educational institution designated by the director. The amount of the donation varies, depending upon the director’s length of service, with a maximum donation of $1 million after five years of service. As of December 31, 2007, there were 17 former directors, including three directors (Mr. Campbell, Ms. Hill and Mr. McDonald) who resigned from the Board on November 11, 2007, and one Current Director (Mr. Wolfe), who participated in the program for whom we are committed to make charitable contributions aggregating $17.8 million.

We reimburse our directors for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses they incur when attending Board and committee meetings and for minor incidental expenses they incur when performing directors’ services. We also provide reimbursement for at least one director continuing education program each year. Directors receive travel accident insurance while traveling on the Company’s business and receive discounts on the purchase of our products to the same extent and on the same terms as all of our employees. Directors are also eligible to participate, together with all of

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our employees, in the Company’s Gift Matching Program. Under the Gift Matching Program, the Company will match, upon a director’s request, contributions made by the director to one or more charitable organizations, on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to a maximum aggregate contribution of $5,000 annually.

We do not award stock options or maintain a non-equity incentive plan or defined benefit pension plan for our non-employee directors.

The following table and explanatory footnotes provide information with respect to the compensation paid or provided to the directors during 2007 in accordance with the policies and programs described above.

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

Other Compensation, Reimbursements and Programs

The Board occasionally establishes committees of limited duration for special purposes. The Compensation and Executive Organization Committee of the Board will consider paying additional compensation to non-employee directors who serve on special committees, generally $1,250 per meeting, if the special committee holds six or more meetings, each lasting one hour or more. No director received compensation for service on a special committee in 2006.

Prior to 1997, directors participated in our Directors’ Charitable Award Program. No directors have been added to the program since 1996 and our obligations under the program were not affected by the service of any director during 2006. Under the program, upon the participating director’s death, the Company makes a charitable gift to an educational institution designated by the director. The amount of the donation varies, depending upon the director’s length of service, with a maximum donation of $1 million after five years of service. As of December 31, 2006, there were 15 former directors and three current directors (Mr. Campbell, Ms. Hill and Mr. McDonald), who participated in the program for whom we are committed to make charitable contributions aggregating $17.8 million.

We reimburse our directors for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses they incur when attending Board and committee meetings and for minor incidental expenses they incur when performing directors’ services. We also provide reimbursement for at least one director continuing education program each year. Directors receive travel accident insurance while traveling on the Company’s business and receive discounts on the purchase of our products to the same extent and on the same terms as all of our employees. Directors are also eligible to participate, together with all of our employees, in the Company’s Gift Matching Program. Under the Gift Matching Program, the Company will match, upon a director’s request, contributions made by the director to one or more charitable organizations, on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to a maximum aggregate contribution of $5,000 annually.

We do not award stock options or maintain a non-equity incentive plan or defined benefit pension plan for our non-employee directors.

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The following table and explanatory footnotes provide information with respect to the compensation paid or provided to the directors during 2006 in accordance with the policies and programs described above.

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