UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Loren, Allan Z
American Express Company
World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285-5107
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hershey Foods Corporation (HSY)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X]
Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify
below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by
One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code Amount D Price End of Year I
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Common Stock 100.0000 D Direct
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code A D Exercisable Expiration
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Common Stock Equivalents (1) $0.00000 12/15/99 (2) J 864.6220
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Year
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Common Stock Equivalents (1) 12/15/99 Common Stock 864.6220 (3) 864.6220 D Direct
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
These units were acquired as dividends reinvested on units deferred under the
Director's Compensation Plan; 2.513 units were reinvested dividends and 862.109
were deferrals of 1999 director's fees.
(2)
Reinvested dividends were acquired on 6/15/99, 9/15/99 and 12/15/99; 1999
deferred director's fees were credited on 4/30/99 and 12/31/99.
(3)
Units were acquired at various times throughout the year as noted in Footnote 2.
These prices range from $48.2500 to $54.9375.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Loren, Allan Z
DATE 02/01/00
