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This excerpt taken from the HSY 10-K filed Feb 20, 2009.

Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

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PART III

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%">Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">The names, ages, positions held with our Company, periods of service as a director, principal occupations, business experience and other directorships of
nominees for director of our Company are set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—Election of Directors,” following the question “Who are the nominees?,” which information is incorporated
herein by reference.

Our Executive Officers as of February 11, 2009

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Name	Age	Positions Held During the Last Five Years
David J. West	45	President and Chief Executive Officer (December 2007); President (October 2007); Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (and Chief Financial Officer until July 2007, when his successor to that position was elected) (January 2007); Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (January 2005); Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer (June 2004); Senior Vice President, Sales (December 2002)
Humberto P. Alfonso ⁽¹⁾	51	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (July 2007); Vice President, Finance and Planning, North American Commercial Group (October 2006); Vice President, Finance and Planning, U.S. Commercial Group (July 2006)
John P. Bilbrey	52	Senior Vice President, President Hershey North America (December 2007); Senior Vice President, President International Commercial Group (November 2005); Senior Vice President, President Hershey International (November 2003)
Charlene H. Binder ⁽²⁾	48	Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer (March 2008)
Michele G. Buck ⁽³⁾	47	Senior Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer (December 2007); Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Commercial Group (November 2005); Senior Vice President, President U.S. Snacks (April 2005)
George F. Davis	60	Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer (June 2008); Vice President, Chief Information Officer (December 2000)
Javier H. Idrovo ⁽⁴⁾	41	Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development (December 2008)
Thaddeus Jastrzebski ⁽⁵⁾	47	Senior Vice President, President Hershey International (December 2007); Vice President, International Finance and Planning (September 2004)
Terence L. O’Day ⁽⁶⁾	59	Senior Vice President, Global Operations (December 2008)
Burton H. Snyder	61	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (November 2003)
C. Daniel Azzara	54	Vice President, Global Research and Development (April 2007); Vice President, Global Innovation and Quality (October 2005); Vice President, Global Research and Development (June 2004)
David W. Tacka	55	Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (February 2004)

SIZE="2">There are no family relationships among any of the above-named officers of our Company.

(1)

Mr. Alfonso was elected Vice President, Finance and Planning, U.S. Commercial Group effective July 17, 2006. Prior to joining our Company he was Executive Vice President
Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Americas Beverages, Cadbury Schweppes (March 2005); Vice President Finance, Global Supply Chain, Cadbury Schweppes (May 2003).

(2)

Ms. Binder was elected Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer effective April 21, 2008. Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Binder was Vice President, Human
Resources for North America, The Dannon Company (January 2006); Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Unilever Cosmetics International (January 2001).

(3)	Ms. Buck was elected Senior Vice President, President U.S. Snacks effective April 19, 2005. Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Buck was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Kraft Confections (October 2001).

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(4)

Mr. Idrovo was elected Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development effective December 2, 2008. Prior to joining our Company he was President, Dole Packaged
Foods, LLC (January 2006); Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Dole Packaged Foods (April 2005); Senior Vice President, Strategy, Dole Food Company, Inc. (September 2004); Vice President, Strategy, Dole Food Company, Inc. (April 2001).

(5)	Mr. Jastrzebski was elected Vice President, International Finance and Planning effective September 29, 2004. Prior to joining our Company he was Senior Vice President, Finance, IT and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer for CARE, U.S.A. (July 2002).

(6)

Mr. O’Day was elected Senior Vice President, Global Operations effective December 2, 2008. Prior to joining our Company he was Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Mannatech, Inc. (June 2006); Executive Vice President Operations, Refrigerated Foods, Conagra Refrigerated Foods Companies (January 2001).

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Our Executive Officers are generally elected each year at the organization meeting of the Board in April.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Information regarding the identification of the Audit Committee as a separately-designated standing committee of the Board and information regarding the
status of one or more members of the Audit Committee being an “audit committee financial expert” is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Governance of the Company,” following the question “What are the
committees of the Board and what are their functions?,” which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Reporting of any
inadvertent late filings under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is set forth in the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.” This information
is incorporated herein by reference.

Information regarding our Code of Ethical Business Conduct applicable to our directors, officers and
employees is set forth in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the heading “Available Information.”

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