Hershey Foods (HSY)

Will you publish the results of voting?

Preliminary results of voting will be announced at the annual meeting. The final voting results will be published in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2009. We will file that report with the SEC by August 14, 2009. The final results also will be posted in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.hersheys.com, as soon as they are certified by the Inspector of Elections for the annual meeting. This typically occurs within two weeks after the meeting date. To find the voting results on our website, simply select “Investor Relations” located in the lower left-hand column of our homepage under the heading “Hershey’s Corporate.” When the Investor Relations homepage appears, select the “Voting Results” tab located along the left-hand column of the page. Questions also may be directed to our Investor Relations Department at (800) 539-0261.

Will you publish the results of voting?

Preliminary results of voting will be announced at the annual meeting. The final voting results will be published in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2008. We will file that report with the SEC by August 8, 2008. The final results also will be posted in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.hersheys.com, as soon as they are certified by the Inspector of Elections for the annual meeting. This typically occurs within two weeks after the meeting date. To find the voting results on our website, simply select the “Investor Relations” tab located on the left-hand column of our homepage. When the Investor Relations homepage appears, select the “Voting Results” tab located along the left-hand column of the page. Questions also may be directed to our Investor Relations Department at (800) 539-0261.

Will you publish the results of voting?

Preliminary results of voting will be announced at the annual meeting. The final voting results will be published in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2007. We will file that report with the SEC by August 8, 2007. The final results also will be posted in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.hersheys.com, as soon as they are certified by the Inspector of Elections for the annual meeting. This typically occurs within two weeks after the meeting date. To find the voting results on our website, simply select the “Investor Relations” tab located on the left-hand column of our homepage. When the Investor Relations

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homepage appears, select the “Voting Results” tab located along the left-hand column of the page. Questions also may be directed to our Investor Relations department at (800) 539-0261.