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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 1, 1995
OR
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-183
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-0691590
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 534-6799
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X NO
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, $1 par value - 62,172,779 shares, as of October 30, 1995.
Class B Common Stock, $1 par value - 15,241,454 shares, as of
October 30, 1995.
Exhibit Index - Page 16
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands of dollars except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended
October 1, October 2,
1995 1994
Net Sales $981,101 $966,511
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales 572,443 561,968
Selling, marketing and administrative 261,710 259,578
Total costs and expenses 834,153 821,546
Income before Interest and Income Taxes 146,948 144,965
Interest expense, net 13,424 10,309
Income before Income Taxes 133,524 134,656
Provision for income taxes 51,397 53,593
Net Income $ 82,127 $ 81,063
Net Income per Share $ 1.02 $ .93
Cash Dividends Paid per Share of Common Stock $ .3600 $ .3250
Cash Dividends Paid per Share of Class B
Common Stock $ .3250 $ .2950
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands of dollars except per share amounts)
For the Nine Months Ended
October 1, October 2,
1995 1994
Net Sales $2,570,816 $2,526,384
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales 1,499,567 1,491,796
Selling, marketing and administrative 750,975 743,460
Total costs and expenses 2,250,542 2,235,256
Income before Interest and Income Taxes 320,274 291,128
Interest expense, net 30,417 26,338
Income before Income Taxes 289,857 264,790
Provision for income taxes 113,774 105,386
Net Income $ 176,083 $ 159,404
Net Income per Share $ 2.08 $ 1.83
Cash Dividends Paid per Share of Common Stock $ 1.010 $ .9250
Cash Dividends Paid per Share of Class B
Common Stock $ .9150 $ .8400
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
OCTOBER 1, 1995 AND DECEMBER 31, 1994
(in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS 1995 1994
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,274 $ 26,738
Accounts receivable - trade 355,651 331,670
Inventories 525,627 445,702
Deferred income taxes 91,156 105,948
Prepaid expenses and other 54,559 38,608
Total current assets 1,054,267 948,666
Property, Plant and Equipment, at cost 2,198,680 2,123,529
Less - accumulated depreciation and
amortization (736,383) (655,132)
Net property, plant and equipment 1,462,297 1,468,397
Intangibles Resulting from Business
Acquisitions 447,962 453,582
Other Assets 24,391 20,336
Total assets $2,988,917 $2,890,981
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 119,664 $ 115,428
Accrued liabilities 270,698 265,283
Accrued restructuring reserves 40,125 82,055
Accrued income taxes 26,222 8,718
Short-term debt 849,161 316,783
Current portion of long-term debt 1,564 7,954
Total current liabilities 1,307,434 796,221
Long-term Debt 154,005 157,227
Other Long-term Liabilities 313,640 303,056
Deferred Income Taxes 191,190 193,377
Total liabilities 1,966,269 1,449,881
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, shares issued:
none in 1995 and 1994
Common Stock, shares issued:
74,733,982 in 1995 and 74,679,357
in 1994 74,734 74,679
Class B Common Stock, shares issued:
15,241,454 in 1995 and 15,242,979
in 1994 15,241 15,243
Additional paid-in capital 48,580 49,880
Cumulative foreign currency translation
adjustments (21,900) (24,537)
Unearned ESOP compensation (35,926) (38,321)
Retained earnings 1,616,146 1,522,867
Treasury-Common Stock shares at cost:
12,535,703 in 1995 and 3,187,139
in 1994 (674,227) (158,711)
Total stockholders' equity 1,022,648 1,441,100
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $2,988,917 $2,890,981
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.
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HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands of dollars)
For the Nine Months Ended
October 1, October 2,
1995 1994
Cash Flows Provided from Operating Activities $182,453 $ 71,073
Cash Flows Provided from (Used by) Investing
Activities
Capital additions (114,263) (109,216)
Other, net (258) 4,344
Net Cash Flows Used by Investing Activities (114,521) (104,872)
Cash Flows Provided from (Used by) Financing
Activities
Net increase in short-term debt 541,978 188,700
Long-term borrowings 410 102
Repayment of long-term debt (6,494) (14,119)
Cash dividends paid (82,804) (79,248)
Exercise of stock options 12,087 2,709
Incentive plan transactions (17,057) (6,813)
Repurchase of Common Stock (515,516) (38,836)
Net Cash Flows (Used by) Provided from Financing
Activities (67,396) 52,495
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 536 18,696
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period 26,738 15,959
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period $ 27,274 $ 34,655
Interest Paid $ 29,149 $ 26,558
Income Taxes Paid $ 74,078 $ 99,991
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements
include the accounts of the Corporation and its subsidiaries after
elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. These statements
reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary for a fair presentation of the information contained herein.
All such adjustments were of a normal and recurring nature. Certain
reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the
1995 presentations.
2. Interest expense, net consisted of the following:
For the Nine Months Ended
October 1, 1995 October 2, 1994
(in thousands of dollars)
Interest expense $33,857 $30,019
Interest income (2,090) (1,154)
Capitalized interest (1,350) (2,527)
Interest expense, net $30,417 $26,338
3. Income per share has been computed based on the weighted average number
of shares of the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock outstanding
during the period. Average shares outstanding during the third quarter
and nine months ended October 1, 1995 were 80,630,609 and 84,673,193,
respectively, and were 86,807,945 and 87,108,115 for the respective
periods in 1994. There were no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding
during the periods presented.
A total of 3,749,930 shares of Common Stock have been repurchased under
a share repurchase program begun in 1993 of which 3,485,930 shares were
held as Treasury Stock as of October 1, 1995. In addition, on August 4,
1995, the Corporation purchased 9,049,733 shares of its Common Stock
from Hershey Trust Company, as Trustee for Milton Hershey School. A
total of 12,535,703 shares were held as Treasury Stock as of October 1,
1995.
4. The majority of inventories are valued under the last-in, first-out
(LIFO) method. The remaining inventories are stated at the lower of
first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost or market. Inventories were as follows:
October 1, 1995 December 31, 1994
(in thousands of dollars)
Raw materials $252,533 $234,317
Goods in process 33,007 28,680
Finished goods 318,753 247,272
Inventories at FIFO 604,293 510,269
Adjustment to LIFO (78,666) (64,567)
Total inventories $525,627 $445,702
5. Restructuring Charges
In the fourth quarter of 1994, the Corporation recorded a pre-tax
restructuring charge of $106.1 million following a comprehensive review
of domestic and international operations designed to enhance performance
of operating assets by lowering operating and administrative costs,
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eliminating underperforming assets and streamlining the overall
decision-making process. The charge of $106.1 million resulted in an
after-tax charge of $80.2 million or $.92 per share in 1994.
The restructuring charge and its subsequent utilization are summarized
below by category (in thousands of dollars):
Total Utilized Utilized Reversed Remaining
Charge in 1994 in 1995 in 1995 Reserve
Employee severance
benefits $ 34,269 $ (4,239) $ (9,905) $ (8,565) $11,560
Loss on disposal of
businesses 39,100 (653) (14,808) - 23,639
Product line
discontinuations 17,533 (15,166) (788) (700) 879
Consolidation of
operations and
disposal of
machinery
and equipment 15,203 (3,992) (2,964) (4,200) 4,047
Total $106,105 $(24,050) $(28,465) $(13,465) $40,125
In June 1995, the Corporation completed the sale of Overspecht B.V.
(OZF/Jamin) to a management buyout group at OZF/Jamin. During the first
nine months of 1995, net non-cash charges to accrued restructuring
reserves were $15.0 million, related primarily to the divestiture of
OZF/Jamin. Operating cash flows will be used to fund any severance or
other cash items.
The Corporation anticipates that the remaining reserve is adequate to
cover the cost of restructuring activities to be completed during 1995.
The $13.5 million of 1994 accrued restructuring reserves reversed during
the period was primarily the result of revisions and changes in
estimates relating to the restructuring plan.
During the third quarter, a pre-tax restructuring charge of $16.6
million was recorded associated with the Voluntary Retirement Program
announced by the Corporation in August 1995. The charge was primarily
related to the funding of retirement benefits for eligible employees who
elected early retirement. This cash charge will be funded from
operating cash flows. The after-tax impact of this charge was offset by
the partial reversal of 1994 accrued restructuring reserves.
6. Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash and cash
equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt
approximated fair value as of October 1, 1995 because of the relatively
short maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of long-term
debt, including the current portion, approximated fair value as of
October 1, 1995, based upon quoted market prices for the same or similar
debt issues.
As of October 1, 1995, the Corporation had foreign exchange forward
contracts maturing primarily in 1995 and 1996 to purchase $26.1 million
in foreign currency, principally British sterling, German marks, and
Irish punts, and to sell $20.8 million in foreign currency, primarily
Canadian dollars and Japanese yen, at contracted forward rates.
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Additionally, the Corporation had purchased foreign exchange options of
$11.6 million and written foreign exchange options of $10.9 million,
principally related to British sterling. As of October 1, 1995, the
fair value of foreign exchange forward and options contracts
approximated carrying value. The Corporation does not hold or issue
financial instruments for trading purposes.
7. Reference is made to the Registrant's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K
for more detailed financial statements and footnotes.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
Results of Operations - Third Quarter 1995 vs. Third Quarter 1994
Consolidated net sales for the third quarter rose from $966.5
million in 1994 to $981.1 million in 1995, an increase of 2%. The
higher sales primarily reflected incremental sales of new
confectionery and grocery products and volume growth from existing
confectionery brands in the United States, Canada and Europe and
from pasta products. These increases were offset somewhat by lower
sales resulting from the divestiture of Overspecht B.V. (OZF/Jamin)
in the second quarter of 1995 and the discontinuance of the
Corporation's refrigerated pudding line in late 1994.
The consolidated gross margin decreased from 41.9% in 1994 to 41.7%
in 1995. The decrease was primarily the result of higher prices
for certain major raw materials and packaging partially offset by
the favorable impact of the divestiture of the lower margin
OZF/Jamin business and manufacturing efficiency improvements.
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses increased by 1%, due
to increased advertising for existing confectionery brands offset
partially by a decrease in promotion and administrative expenses.
Net interest expense in the third quarter of 1995 was $3.1 million
above the comparable period of 1994 due to higher short-term
interest expense offset slightly by lower fixed interest expense.
The increase in short-term interest expense reflected higher
borrowing rates and increased borrowings associated with the
purchase of Common Stock from Hershey Trust Company (Hershey
Trust), as Trustee for Milton Hershey School, while fixed interest
expense was less than prior year as a result of reduced long-term
borrowings.
The third quarter effective income tax rate decreased from 39.8% in
1994 to 38.5% in 1995. The lower rate in 1995 was due to a tax
benefit resulting from the 1995 restructuring charge for the
Voluntary Retirement Program which more than offset the tax effect
associated with the partial reversal of 1994 accrued restructuring
reserves.
Results of Operations - First Nine Months 1995 vs. First Nine Months 1994
Consolidated net sales for the first nine months of 1995 increased
by $44.4 million or 2% over the comparable period of 1994. The
higher sales reflected incremental sales from new confectionery and
grocery products, the introduction of confectionery brands in new
international markets, volume growth from existing confectionery
and pasta brands and selected selling price increases principally
in the Corporation's international businesses. These increases
were partially offset by lower sales resulting from the divestiture
of OZF/Jamin in the second quarter of 1995 and the discontinuance
of the Corporation's refrigerated pudding line in late 1994.
The consolidated gross margin increased from 41.0% in 1994 to 41.7%
in 1995. The increase was primarily the result of manufacturing
efficiency improvements, selling price increases, and the favorable
impact of the OZF/Jamin divestiture. These increases were
partially offset by higher prices for certain major raw materials
and packaging. Selling, marketing and administrative expenses
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increased by 1% due to increased advertising for existing
confectionery brands, partly offset by reduced promotion and
administrative expenses.
Net interest expense was $4.1 million above prior year as higher
short-term interest expense resulting from higher borrowing rates
and reduced capitalized interest reflecting lower levels of
spending on projects qualifying for interest capitalization were
only partially offset by lower fixed interest expense and higher
interest income. Fixed interest expense was less than prior year
due to reduced long-term borrowings, while investment income
exceeded prior year as a result of an increase in average
investment income rates and higher investment balances.
The effective income tax rate decreased from 39.8% in 1994 to 39.3%
in 1995. The lower rate in 1995 reflected a tax benefit resulting
from the 1995 restructuring charge which more than offset the tax
effect associated with the partial reversal of 1994 accrued
restructuring reserves.
Financial Condition
Historically, the Corporation's major source of financing has been
cash generated from operations. Domestic seasonal working capital
needs, which typically peak during the summer, generally have been
met by issuing commercial paper. During the first nine months of
1995, the Corporation's cash and cash equivalents increased by $.5
million. Cash provided from operations and short-term borrowings
was sufficient to fund share repurchases of $515.5 million, finance
capital additions of $114.3 million, pay cash dividends of $82.8
million and repay long-term debt of $6.5 million. The increase in
cash generated from operations primarily reflected favorable
changes in working capital balances and higher income in 1995
versus 1994.
The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was .8:1 and
1.2:1 as of October 1, 1995 and December 31, 1994, respectively.
The Corporation's capitalization ratio (total short-term and long-
term debt as a percent of stockholders' equity, short-term and
long-term debt) was 50% as of October 1, 1995, and 25% as of
December 31, 1994. The decrease in the current ratio and the
increase in the capitalization ratio resulted primarily from short-
term borrowings during the third quarter to finance the purchase of
Common Stock from the Hershey Trust. As of October 1, 1995 the
Corporation had lines of credit with domestic and international
commercial banks in the amount of approximately $1.0 billion which
could be borrowed directly or used to support the issuance of
commercial paper.
In the fourth quarter of 1994, the Corporation recorded a pre-tax
restructuring charge of $106.1 million ($80.2 million after-tax or
$.92 per share). In the third quarter of 1995, $13.5 million of
accrued restructuring reserves related to the 1994 restructuring
charge was reversed primarily as a result of revisions and changes
in estimates relating to the restructuring plan. The restructuring
program is expected to be completed in 1995 and result in annual
savings of approximately $15.0 million starting in 1996. Also
during the third quarter, a $16.6 million pre-tax restructuring
charge was recorded associated with a Voluntary Retirement Program
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announced by the Corporation in August 1995. The charge was
primarily related to the funding of retirement benefits for
eligible employees who elected early retirement. The after-tax
impact of this charge was offset by the partial reversal of 1994
accrued restructuring reserves. This cash charge will be funded
from operating cash flows.
As of October 1, 1995, $100 million of debt securities remained
available for issuance under a Form S-3 Registration Statement
which was declared effective in June 1990 and an additional $400
million of debt securities under a Form S-3 Registration Statement
declared effective in November 1993 (see Subsequent Event).
Proceeds from any offering of the $500 million of debt securities
available under these shelf registrations may be used to reduce
existing commercial paper borrowings, finance capital additions,
and fund a share repurchase program and future business
acquisitions.
As of October 1, 1995, the Corporation's principal capital
commitments included manufacturing capacity expansion and
modernization. The Corporation anticipates that capital
expenditures will be in the range of $125 million to $175 million
per annum during the next several years as a result of continued
modernization of existing facilities and capacity expansion to
support new products and line extensions.
A total of 3,749,930 shares of Common Stock have been repurchased
for approximately $187.0 million under a share repurchase program
begun in 1993. As of October 1, 1995, 3,485,930 of these shares
were held as Treasury Stock. On August 4, 1995, the Corporation
purchased an additional 9,049,773 shares of its Common Stock from
the Hershey Trust for $500.0 million. As of October 1, 1995, a
total of 12,535,703 shares were held as Treasury Stock.
Hershey Trust has advised the Corporation that it sold the shares
to further diversify its investment holdings. Hershey Trust also
indicated that it intends to maintain voting control of the
Corporation. Hershey Trust, which had 77.1% of the voting power of
both classes of common stock prior to the transaction, had 76.1%
following the transaction.
Subsequent Event
On September 27, 1995, the Corporation entered into an Underwriting
Agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated with respect
to the issuance by the Corporation of certain debt securities. The
Corporation also entered into a Pricing Agreement concerning the
issuance and sale of $200 million aggregate principal amount of
6.70% Notes due October 1, 2005 (Notes). Information concerning
the Notes and related matters is set forth in the Corporation's
Prospectus dated December 3, 1993, and in a Prospectus Supplement
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 2, 1995. The issuance of $200 million of Notes was
completed on October 2, 1995 and the proceeds were used to reduce
short-term borrowings.
As of October 2, 1995, $300 million of debt securities remained
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available for issuance under a Form S-3 Registration Statement
which was declared effective in November 1993.
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Part II
Items 1 through 4 have been omitted as not applicable.
Item 5 - Other Information
On September 27, 1995, the Corporation entered into an Underwriting
Agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated with respect
to the issuance by the Corporation of certain debt securities. The
Corporation also entered into a Pricing Agreement concerning the
issuance and sale of $200 million aggregate principal amount of
6.70% Notes due October 1, 2005 (Notes). Information concerning
the Notes and related matters is set forth in the Corporation's
Prospectus dated December 3, 1993, and in a Prospectus Supplement
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 2, 1995. The issuance of $200 million of Notes was
completed on October 2, 1995 and the proceeds were used to reduce
short-term borrowings.
As of October 2, 1995, $300 million of debt securities remained
available for issuance under a Form S-3 Registration Statement
which was declared effective in November 1993.
In the third quarter of 1995, the Corporation offered a Voluntary
Retirement Program to eligible employees. The program gave
eligible employees an opportunity to retire with enhanced
retirement benefits. A pre-tax restructuring charge of $16.6
million was recorded to cover the anticipated costs of the program.
This charge was partially offset by a $13.5 million reversal of
1994 accrued restructuring reserves which was primarily the result
of revisions and changes in estimates relating to the restructuring
plan. The after-tax impact of the 1995 charge was offset by the
partial reversal of 1994 accrued restructuring reserves.
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a) Exhibits
The following are attached and incorporated herein by
reference:
Exhibit 3 - Restated By-laws of Hershey Foods Corporation as
amended and restated on October 3, 1995.
Exhibit 12 - Statement showing computation of ratio of
earnings to fixed charges for the nine months ended October 1,
1995 and October 2, 1994.
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule for the period ended
October 1, 1995 (required for electronic filing only).
Exhibit 99 - Press release announcing that Hershey Foods
Corporation had purchased 9,049,773 shares of its Common Stock
from Hershey Trust Company, as Trustee under the deed of trust
with Milton S. Hershey and Catherine S. Hershey for benefit of
Milton Hershey School.
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b) Reports on Form 8-K
A report on Form 8-K was filed August 4, 1995, announcing the
purchase of 9,049,773 shares of its Common Stock from Hershey
Trust Company, as Trustee under the deed of trust with Milton
S. Hershey and Catherine S. Hershey for benefit of Milton
Hershey School.
A report on Form 8-K was filed October 2, 1995, announcing that the
Corporation entered into an Underwriting Agreement and a Pricing
Agreement with respect to the issuance and sale by the
Corporation of $200 million of debt securities.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date November 9, 1995 /s/ William F. Christ
William F. Christ
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date November 9, 1995 /s/ R. Montgomery Garrabrant
R. Montgomery Garrabrant
Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 3 - Amended and restated By-laws of Hershey Foods Corporation
Exhibit 12 - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule for the period ended October 1, 1995
(required for electronic filing only)
Exhibit 99 - Press release announcing the purchase by Hershey Foods
Corporation of 9,049,773 shares of it's Common Stock from
the Hershey Trust Company
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BY-LAWS
OF
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
INCORPORATED OCTOBER 24, 1927
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Amended and Restated by the
100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE Board of Directors as of
HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA 17033 October 3, 1995
Prior Amendments:
January 31, 1985
February 13, 1985
April 29, 1991
December 3, 1991
April 24, 1995
June 6, 1995
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Table of Contents
Page
Article I - Stockholders .................................... 1
Section 1. Annual Meeting ........................... 1
Section 2. Special Meetings ......................... 1
Section 3. Place of Meetings ........................ 1
Section 4. Notice of Meetings ....................... 1
Section 5. Waiver of Notice ......................... 1
Section 6. Quorum and Required Vote.................. 2
Section 7. Inspectors of Election.................... 2-3
Section 8. Conduct of Meetings....................... 3
Section 9. Notice of Stockholder Business............ 3-4
Article II - Stock .......................................... 4
Section 1. Stock Certificates ....................... 4
Section 2. Transfer Agents and Registrars ........... 4
Section 3. Transfer of Stock ........................ 4-5
Section 4. Lost Certificates ........................ 5
Section 5. Record Date .............................. 5
Section 6. Dividends ................................ 5
Article III - Board of Directors ............................ 5
Section 1. Number and Term of Office................. 5-6
Section 2. Director Nominations...................... 6
Section 3. Organization Meeting ..................... 6-7
Section 4. Stated Meetings .......................... 7
Section 5. Special Meetings ......................... 7
Section 6. Notice of Meetings ....................... 7
Section 7. Participation by Conference Telephone .... 7
Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting .............. 7-8
Section 9. Directors' Fees .......................... 8
Section 10. Signature of Negotiable Instruments ...... 8
Section 11. Fiscal Year .............................. 8
Article IV - Executive Committee and Other Committees ....... 8
Section 1. Executive Committee; Constitution ........ 8
Section 2. Executive Committee; Powers .............. 8
Section 3. Executive Committee; Meetings, Quorum
and Manner of Acting................. 8
Section 4. Executive Committee; Records ............. 8
Section 5. Other Committees ......................... 8-9
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Article V - Officers ........................................ 9
Section 1. Officers; Generally ...................... 9
Section 2. Term of Office ........................... 9
Section 3. Removal of Elected Officers .............. 9
Section 4. Vacancies ................................ 9
Section 5. Chairman of the Board of Directors ....... 9
Section 6. President ................................ 9
Section 7. Chief Executive Officer .................. 9-10
Section 8. Chief Operating Officer .................. 10
Section 9. Division Presidents and Vice Presidents... 10
Section 10. Secretary ................................ 10
Section 11. Treasurer ................................ 10
Section 12. Compensation ............................. 10
Article VI - Indemnification ................................ 11
Section 1. General................................... 11
Section 2. Advancement of Expenses................... 11
Section 3. Rights Not Exclusive...................... 11-12
Section 4. Claims.................................... 12
Section 5. Other Indemnification..................... 12
Section 6. Amendment or Repeal....................... 12
Article VII - Emergency Conditions........................... 12
Section 1. Board of Directors........................ 12-13
Section 2. Chief Executive Officer................... 13
Section 3. Notice of Meetings........................ 13
Section 4. Powers During an Emergency Condition...... 13
Section 5. Liability................................. 13
Section 6. Effectiveness of Other By-laws............ 14
Article VIII - Amendments ................................... 14
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BY-LAWS
OF
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
ARTICLE I - STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of
stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such
date, time and place, either within or without the State of
Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of
Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be
transacted at the annual meeting.
Section 2. Special Meetings. A special meeting of the
stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors, the
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors or by stockholders
holding in the aggregate at least twenty-five percent of the
outstanding votes entitled to be cast by holders of the Common
Stock and the Class B Common Stock voting together without regard
to class on the date such meeting is called.
Section 3. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the
stockholders shall be held at such places, within or without the
State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board
of Directors, or as shall be specified or fixed in the respective
notices or waivers of notice thereof.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting
of the stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given
not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date on
which the meeting is to be held to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote, by delivering a written or printed notice
thereof to him, personally, or by mailing such notice in a
postage prepaid envelope addressed to him at his post office
address registered with the Corporation. No publication of any
notice of a meeting of stockholders shall be required. Every
notice of a special meeting of stockholders, besides stating the
time and place of the meeting, shall state briefly the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is called.
Section 5. Waiver of Notice. Regardless of any other
provision herein, notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not
be required as to any stockholder who shall attend such meeting
in person or by proxy; and, if any stockholder shall, in person
or by proxy duly authorized, waive notice of any meeting, whether
before or after such meeting, notice thereof shall not be
required as to him.
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Section 6. Quorum and Required Vote. At any meeting
of stockholders at which any action is to be taken or questions
decided (including the election of directors), the presence in
person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast at the meeting with respect to such action or
question shall constitute a quorum, provided, however, that at
such time as shares of the Class B Common Stock become
outstanding, with respect to the taking of any action or the
deciding of any question as to which either the Common Stock or
the Class B Common Stock is entitled to vote separately as a
class pursuant to the provisions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to
be cast by such class voting separately as a class at such
meeting shall constitute a quorum. At every such meeting at
which a quorum is present for the taking of any action or the
deciding of any question, a majority of the votes present or
represented shall be necessary to take such action or decide such
question, with the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock
voting together without regard to class or separately as a class
or classes as may be prescribed by the provisions of the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, provided, however, that with
respect to the election of directors pursuant to the provisions
of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and these By-laws,
the persons receiving the greatest number of votes, in descending
order, shall be elected for the positions to be filled. The
absence of a quorum as provided for herein for the taking of any
one action or the deciding of any one question shall not prevent
the taking of any other action or the deciding of any other
question for which a quorum is present.
Section 7. Inspectors of Election. The Corporation
shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or
more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a
written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or
more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who
fails to act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or
designated is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the
person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more
inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before
entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and
sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with
strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her
ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or designated
shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share,
(ii) determine the shares of capital stock of the Corporation
represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and
ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv) determine and
retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any
challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v)
certify their determination of the number of shares of capital
stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and such
inspectors' count of all votes and ballots. Such certification
shall specify such other information as may be required by law.
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In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots
cast at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the
inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by
applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an
election may serve as an inspector at such election.
Section 8. Conduct of Meetings. The date and time of
the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which
the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at
such meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The Board
of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such
rules, regulations or procedures for the conduct of meetings of
stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent
inconsistent with such rules, regulations or procedures as
adopted by the Board of Directors, the chair of any meeting of
stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such
rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in
the judgment of such chair, are appropriate for the proper
conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures,
whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the
chair of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the
following: (1) the establishment of an agenda or order of
business for the meeting; (2) rules and procedures for
maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present;
(3) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting
to the stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly
authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the
chair shall permit; (4) restrictions on entry to the meeting
after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (5)
limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by
participants. Unless, and to the extent determined by the Board
of Directors or the chair of the meeting, meetings of
stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with
rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 9. Notice of Stockholder Business. At an
annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be
conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.
To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be
(a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement
thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors,
(b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or by a stockholder or
stockholders holding, in the aggregate, at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of the outstanding votes entitled to be cast by
holders of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting
together without regard to class, or (c) otherwise properly
requested to be brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For
business to be properly requested to be brought before an annual
meeting by a stockholder pursuant to (c) above, the stockholder
must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary
of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be
delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation not less than sixty (60) days prior to
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the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date
of the meeting is not publicly announced by the Corporation by
mail, press release or otherwise more than sixty (60) days prior
to the meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation not later than the
close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day following the day
on which such announcement of the date of the meeting was mailed
to stockholders. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall
set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring
before the annual meeting: (a) a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the
reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (b)
the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books,
of the stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and
number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned
by the stockholder, and (d) any material interest of the
stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in the
By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an
annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this Section 9, Article I of these By-laws. The chair of an
annual meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought
before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 9 of these By-laws, and if he or she should so determine,
he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business
not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
ARTICLE II - STOCK
Section 1. Stock Certificates. Every stockholder
shall be entitled to a certificate signed by or having engraved
thereon a facsimile signature of the Chief Executive Officer and
the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, certifying the number and class of the
Corporation's shares held by such stockholder.
Section 2. Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board
of Directors may, in its discretion, appoint responsible banks or
trust companies to act as Transfer Agents and Registrars of the
stock of the Corporation; and, upon such appointments being made,
no stock certificate shall be valid until countersigned by one of
such Transfer Agents and registered by one of such Registrars.
Where any such certificate is registered with the manual
signature of a Registrar, the countersignature of a Transfer
Agent may be a facsimile or engraved, stamped or printed.
Section 3. Transfer of Stock. Shares of stock may be
transferred by delivery of the certificates therefor, accompanied
either by an assignment in writing on the back of the
certificates or by written power of attorney to sell, assign and
transfer the same, signed by the record holder thereof; but no
transfer shall affect the right of the Corporation to pay any
dividend upon the stock to the holder of record thereof, or to
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treat the holder of record as the holder in fact thereof for all
purposes, and no transfer shall be valid, except between the
parties thereto, until such transfer shall have been made upon
the books of the Corporation.
Section 4. Lost Certificates. In case any certificate
of stock shall be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Board of
Directors, in its discretion, may authorize the issue of, or
provide for the manner of issuing, a substitute certificate in
place of the certificate so lost, stolen or destroyed; provided,
that, in each such case, the applicant for a substitute
certificate shall furnish to the Corporation and to such of its
Transfer Agents and Registrars as may require the same evidence
to their satisfaction, in their discretion, of the loss, theft or
destruction of such certificate and of the ownership thereof, and
also such security or indemnity as may be required by them.
Section 5. Record Date. The Board of Directors may
fix a record date for the purpose of determining the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders
or any adjournment thereof; to receive payment of any dividend or
other distribution or allotment of any rights or to exercise any
rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock;
or for the purpose of any other lawful action. The record date
shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and the record
date shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of
such meeting or such action, or, with respect to any such
meeting, less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting.
Only stockholders of record on the record date shall be entitled
to notice of and to vote at such meeting, or to receive such
dividends or rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may
be. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice
of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of
Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, which record date shall not
precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date
is adopted by the Board of Directors, and shall not be more than
ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Dividends. The Board of Directors may
declare and pay such dividends upon the shares of the
Corporation's capital stock out of the surplus or the net profits
of the Corporation as it may deem expedient and as the condition
of the Corporation shall warrant.
ARTICLE III - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number and Term of Office. Consistent with
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the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
Board of Directors shall have the power by resolution to fix the
number of directors and from time to time increase or decrease
the number thereof. The directors shall be elected annually, and
each director shall continue in office until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified, or until his death or until he
shall resign or shall have been removed.
Section 2. Director Nominations. Nominations for the
election of directors, whether by vote of the Common Stock and
the Class B Common Stock voting together as a single class or
the Common Stock voting as a separate class, may be made by (a)
the Board of Directors, (b) a committee appointed by the Board of
Directors, (c) a stockholder or stockholders holding at least
twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding votes entitled to be
cast by holders of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
voting together without regard to class, or (d) any stockholder
entitled to vote in the election of directors generally.
However, any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of
directors generally may nominate one or more persons for election
as directors at a meeting as provided for in (d) above only if
written notice of such stockholder's intent to make such
nomination or nominations has been given, either by personal
delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
Secretary of the Corporation not later than (i) with respect to
an election to be held at an annual meeting of stockholders,
sixty (60) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately
preceding annual meeting, and (ii) with respect to an election to
be held at a special meeting of stockholders for the election of
directors, the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day
following the date on which notice of such meeting is first given
to stockholders. Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name
and address of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination
and of the person or persons to be nominated; (b) a
representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and
intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to
nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (c) a
description of all arrangements or understandings between the
stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons
(naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination
or nominations are to be made by the stockholder; (d) such other
information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder
as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed
pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and (e) the consent of each nominee to serve as a
director of the Corporation if so elected. The chair of the
meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of a person not
made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.
Section 3. Organization Meeting. The Board of
Directors shall meet as soon as practicable after the annual
election of directors for the purpose of organization and the
transaction of other business. No notice of such meeting shall
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be required. Such organization meeting may be held at any other
time or place which shall be specified in a notice given as
hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board or in a
consent and waiver of notice thereof, signed by all the
directors.
Section 4. Stated Meetings. The Board of Directors
may by resolution appoint the time and place for holding stated
meetings of the Board, if deemed advisable; and such stated
meetings shall be held at the time and place so appointed,
without the giving of any special notice. In case the day
appointed for the stated meeting shall fall on a legal holiday,
such meeting shall be held on the next following business day,
not a legal holiday, at the same hour.
Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the
Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman
or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or by the President or
by one-sixth (calculated to the nearest whole number) of the
total number of directors constituting the Board of Directors.
Notice of any such meeting, setting forth the time and place of
the meeting, shall be mailed to each director, addressed to him
or her at his or her residence or usual place of business, not
later than the second day before the day on which the meeting is
to be held, or shall be sent to him or her at such place by
telegraph, or be delivered personally, or by telephone or other
oral means, not later than the day before the day on which the
meeting is to be held. Except as otherwise provided in these
By-laws or as may be indicated in the notice thereof, any and all
business may be transacted at any special meeting.
Section 6. Notice of Meetings. Notice of any meeting
of the Board of Directors or of any committee need not be given
to any director if waived by him or her in writing, whether
before or after such meeting, or if he or she shall be present at
the meeting without objection; and any meeting of the Board of
Directors, or of any committee, shall be a legal meeting without
any notice thereof having been given, if all the members shall be
present thereat.
Section 7. Participation by Conference Telephone.
Members of the Board of Directors or of any committee may
participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of
conference telephone or similar communication equipment by means
of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.
Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting. A majority of
the total number of directors constituting the Board of Directors
at the time of any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business; and, except as otherwise required by
these By-laws, the act of a majority of the directors present at
any such meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of
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the Board of Directors.
Section 9. Directors' Fees. The Board of Directors
shall have authority to determine the amount of compensation
which shall be paid to its members.
Section 10. Signature of Negotiable Instruments. All
bills, notes, checks or other instruments for the payment of
money shall be signed or countersigned in such manner as may be
prescribed by resolution (whether general or special) of the
Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.
Section 11. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the
Corporation shall be the calendar year or as the Board of
Directors may prescribe by resolution.
ARTICLE IV - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee; Constitution. The
Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board, constitute or reconstitute an Executive Committee,
which shall be composed of the Chairman of the Board, the
President and such other members of the Board as the Board may
determine. Any vacancy in the Executive Committee shall be
filled by vote of a majority of the whole Board. The members of
the Executive Committee shall act only as a committee, and the
individual members shall have no power as such.
Section 2. Executive Committee; Powers. The Executive
Committee, to the extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law and to the extent provided by resolution passed
by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.
Section 3. Executive Committee; Meetings, Quorum and
Manner of Acting. Stated and special meetings of the Executive
Committee shall be held and notice thereof given in the same
manner provided for meetings of the Board of Directors. The
provisions of these By-laws relating to the determination of a
quorum and the manner of acting at meetings of the Board shall
also apply to the Executive Committee.
Section 4. Executive Committee; Records. The
Executive Committee shall keep a record of its acts and
proceedings and shall report the same from time to time to the
Board of Directors. The Secretary of the Corporation or, in his
absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary to the
Executive Committee; or the Committee may, in its discretion,
appoint its own secretary.
Section 5. Other Committees. The Board of Directors
may appoint other committees for any purposes and may delegate to
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any such committee, or to any officer or officers, such powers as
the Board may deem expedient.
ARTICLE V - OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers; Generally. The elected officers
of the Corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board of Directors
and a President (each of whom shall be a director), one or more
Senior Vice Presidents or Executive Vice Presidents or Vice
Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors
or the Executive Committee may also appoint such other officers
and agents as may appear to be necessary or advisable in the
conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.
Section 2. Term of Office. So far as practicable, all
elected officers shall be elected at the organization meeting of
the Board of Directors, in each year, and shall hold office until
the organization meeting of the Board in the next subsequent year
and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
All other officers shall hold office during the pleasure of the
Board, and in the case of officers appointed by the Executive
Committee, such officers shall hold office during its pleasure as
well as that of the Board.
Section 3. Removal of Elected Officers. Any elected
officer may be removed at any time, either with or without cause,
by vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors, at any
meeting, or by unanimous written consent of the Board as provided
for in Section 11 of Article III of these By-laws.
Section 4. Vacancies. If any vacancy occurs in any
office, the Board of Directors may elect or appoint, or, in the
case of an appointive office, the Executive Committee may
appoint, a successor to fill such vacancy for the remainder of
the term of such office.
Section 5. Chairman of the Board of Directors. The
Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also be the Chairman of
the Executive Committee and shall preside, when present, at all
meetings of the stockholders, of the Board of Directors, and of
the Executive Committee. He shall have such other powers and
perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned or
required by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.
Section 6. President. The President shall have such
powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be
assigned or required by the Board of Directors or the Executive
Committee.
Section 7. Chief Executive Officer. The Chairman or
the President shall be designated by the Board of Directors as
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Chief Executive
Officer shall have active and general supervision over the
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business and affairs of the Corporation, and in the case of his
temporary absence, he shall have the authority to designate who
shall act as Chief Executive Officer in his place. In the case
of his inability to discharge his powers and duties, the
President shall act as Chief Executive Officer.
Section 8. Chief Operating Officer. The Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation shall be the President or,
as may be designated by the Board of Directors, the Executive
Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 9. Division Presidents, Senior Vice
Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents. The
several Division Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Executive
Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents shall have such powers and
perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned or
required by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the
Chief Executive Officer, or their immediate superior.
Section 10. Secretary. The Secretary shall attend to
the giving of notice of all meetings of stockholders and of the
Board of Directors and shall keep and attest true records of all
proceedings at such meetings. He shall have charge of the
corporate seal and have authority to attest any and all
instruments or writings to which the same may be affixed. He
shall keep and account for all basic documents, papers and
records of the Corporation. He shall have authority to sign
stock certificates, and shall generally perform all the duties
usually appertaining to the office of the secretary of a
corporation. In the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant
Secretary or Secretary pro tempore shall perform his duties.
Section 11. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the
care and custody of all moneys, funds and instruments denominated
with a monetary value, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited
all funds of the Corporation in and with such depositaries as the
Board of Directors or the Executive Committee shall by resolution
(whether general or special) direct. He shall have power to sign
stock certificates; to endorse for deposit or collection, or
otherwise, all checks, drafts, notes, stock certificates, bills
of exchange or other commercial paper payable to or in the name
of the Corporation, and to give proper receipts or discharges
therefor; and shall generally perform all duties usually
appertaining to the office of the treasurer of a corporation. In
the absence of the Treasurer, the Board of Directors or the
Executive Committee shall appoint an Assistant Treasurer to
perform his duties.
Section 12. Compensation. The compensation of all
elected officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board
of Directors; and the compensation of all appointed officers
shall be fixed, or the method of so doing shall be provided for,
by either the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.
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ARTICLE VI - INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. General. The Corporation shall indemnify
and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law as it presently exists or may be
hereafter amended from time to time, any person who was or is
made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved
in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
arbitration, alternative dispute resolution mechanism or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative ("Proceeding") by reason of the fact that such
person, or a person for whom such person is the legal
representative, is or was
(a) a director or officer of the Corporation or its
subsidiaries, or
(b) a director, officer or employee of the Corporation and
is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
through designation by the Chief Executive Officer as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of
another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture,
trust, nonprofit entity or other enterprise, including
service with respect to employee benefit plans,
against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on
such person's behalf in connection with any such Proceeding.
However, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person
in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
such person only if the Proceeding (or part thereof) was or is
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Section 2. Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation
shall pay the reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) as
and when incurred by a director or officer of the Corporation in
connection with any Proceeding described in Section 1 in advance
of its final disposition, provided, however, that such payment
shall be made only upon a receipt of an undertaking by the
director or officer to repay all expenses (including attorneys'
fees) advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the
director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this
Article or otherwise. Payment of such expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by employees of the Corporation may be
made by the Board of Directors in its discretion upon such terms
and conditions, if any, as it deems appropriate.
Section 3. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights conferred
on any person by this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any
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other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation, these By-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors, or otherwise. The indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided for by this Article VI shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer
or employee described in Section 1 and shall inure to the benefit
of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 4. Claims. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article VI, if a claim by a director, officer
or employee described in Section 1 for indemnification or
advancement of expenses under this Article VI is not paid in full
within thirty days after a written claim therefor has been
received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to
recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in
whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid in full all costs
and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of prosecuting such
claim. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden
of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested
indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law
and this Article VI.
Section 5. Other Indemnification. The Corporation's
obligation to indemnify or advance expenses hereunder to a person
who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation (as
provided for in Section 1) as a director, officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, nonprofit entity, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person is entitled
to and actually receives as indemnification or advancement of
expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, nonprofit entity, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise.
Section 6. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or
modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VI shall
not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any
person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to or at
the time of such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VII - EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
Section 1. Board of Directors. During any emergency
resulting from an attack on the United States or on a locality in
which the Corporation conducts its business or customarily holds
meetings of its Board of Directors or its stockholders or during
a nuclear or atomic disaster or during the existence of any
catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition (any of the
foregoing is hereinafter referred to as an "Emergency
Condition"), as a result of which a quorum of the Board of
Directors cannot readily be convened for action (including by
telephone), then in addition to any director or directors who
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are able and available, the elected officers of the Corporation,
as and in the order designated in advance by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation and approved by the Board of
Directors, who are able and available shall be deemed for all
purposes to be directors to the extent required to constitute a
quorum for any meeting of the Board of Directors during such
Emergency Condition, notwithstanding any limitations or other
provisions contained in the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, these By-laws or resolutions of the Board of
Directors in effect at the time of the Emergency Condition.
Section 2. Chief Executive Officer. If as a result of
any Emergency Condition or due to his incapacitation, the Chief
Executive Officer is unable or unavailable to act, then until the
Chief Executive Officer becomes able and available to act or a
new Chief Executive Officer is elected by the Board of Directors,
the officer of the Corporation, as and in the order designated in
advance by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and
approved by the Board of Directors, who is able and available to
act shall act as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings. During an Emergency
Condition or during anytime in which the Chief Executive Officer
becomes unable or unavailable to act, a meeting of the Board of
Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board or the Chair
of the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance. If
neither is able and available, then a meeting of the Board of
Directors may be called by any director, and if none are able and
available to do so, by any elected officer of the Corporation.
Such meeting shall be called by notice of the time and place
given to such of the directors, or officers serving as directors
in accordance with this Article, as it may be feasible to reach
at the time and by such means (including electronic) as may be
feasible at the time.
Section 4. Powers During an Emergency Condition.
During an Emergency Condition, the Board of Directors (including
those serving as the Board pursuant to Section 1 above) may take
any acts in good faith deemed necessary and in the best interests
of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, changing the
head office or designating several alternative head offices or
regional offices of the Corporation, or providing for and from
time to time modifying lines of succession in the event that
during any such Emergency Condition any or all officers or agents
of the Corporation shall for any reason be rendered incapable of
discharging their duties.
Section 5. Liability. No officer or director shall be
liable for any act taken in accordance with this Article during
an Emergency Condition, except for willful misconduct.
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Section 6. Effectiveness of Other By-laws. To the
extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, the
other By-laws of the Corporation shall remain in effect during
any Emergency Condition and upon its termination, the provisions
of this Article shall cease to be operative.
ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
These By-laws may be amended or repealed, in whole or
in part, and new By-laws may be adopted, either by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
by the holders of the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock
voting together without regard to class, given at any meeting of
stockholders or by a consent, or by the affirmative vote of
two-thirds (calculated to the nearest whole number) of the total
number of directors constituting the Board of Directors, given at
any meeting of directors or by a consent.
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EXHIBIT 12
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands of dollars except for ratios)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
October 1, October 2,
1995 1994
Earnings:
Income before income taxes $289,857 $264,790
Add (deduct):
Interest on indebtedness 32,507 27,492
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor(a) 6,223 5,975
Amortization of debt expense 41 48
Amortization of capitalized interest 2,369 2,186
Earnings as adjusted $330,997 $300,491
Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness $ 32,507 $ 27,492
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor(a) 6,223 5,975
Amortization of debt expense 41 48
Capitalized interest 1,350 2,527
Total fixed charges $ 40,121 $ 36,042
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 8.25 8.34
NOTES:
(a) Portion of rents representative of the interest factor consists of
one-third of rental expense for operating leases.
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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM HERSHEY
FOODS CORPORATION'S CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1995
AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 1, 1995
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END> OCT-01-1995
<CASH> 27,274
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 355,651<F1>
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 525,627
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,054,267
<PP&E> 2,198,680
<DEPRECIATION> 736,383
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,988,917
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,307,434
<BONDS> 154,005
<COMMON> 89,975
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<OTHER-SE> 932,673
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,988,917
<SALES> 2,570,816
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,570,816
<CGS> 1,499,567
<TOTAL-COSTS> 2,250,542
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 30,417
<INCOME-PRETAX> 289,857
<INCOME-TAX> 113,774
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 176,083
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 176,083
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EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
August 4, 1995 Natalie D. Bailey
717-534-7631
FINANCIAL CONTACT:
James A. Edris
717-534-7556
Hershey Foods Purchases Common Stock
HERSHEY, Pa. --- Hershey Foods Corporation announced that it has
purchased today 9,049,773 shares of its Common Stock from Hershey
Trust Company, as Trustee under the deed of trust with Milton S.
Hershey and Catherine S. Hershey for benefit of Milton Hershey
School. The Corporation paid $55.25 per share, or approximately
$500 million for the shares.
Hershey Trust Company, as Trustee for Milton Hershey School,
has advised Hershey Foods Corporation that it sold the shares to
further diversify its investment holdings. It also stated that it
intends to retain its voting control of the Corporation, which it
has held since 1918, and that it has no present intention of
selling any additional shares of the Corporation's stock. The
Hershey Trust, as Trustee, which had 77.1 percent of the voting
power of both classes of common stock prior to the transaction, has
76.1 percent following the transaction. It continues to hold 99.4
percent of all Class B Common Stock shares outstanding, which carry
10 votes per share.
Milton Hershey School, located in Hershey, Pa., is a private,
non-profit boarding school for needy children. The School
currently cares for over 1,000 boys and girls in grades
kindergarten through twelve. The full cost of education and board
for the students at the School is paid from income of the Trust
created by Mr. and Mrs. Hershey.
"This transaction represents an excellent opportunity to
invest our free cash flow," said Kenneth L. Wolfe, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. "It will be additive to earnings per
share, increase our return on equity and have a relatively low
impact on our future free cash flows. In addition, our financial
flexibility to invest in our businesses and in continued future
additional open market stock repurchase programs, as well as
increase dividends, remains strong."
Hershey Foods Corporation is a leading producer of a broad
line of chocolate, confectionery, pasta, chocolate grocery and
other food products.
