The Hershey Company

HSY · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Staples

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Shareholder advocacy aimed at The Hershey Company

2 recorded campaigns from 2 organizations.

FAIRR Initiative · 2024 · Supported another filer
Ran a six-year Sustainable Proteins engagement with 23 global food retailers and manufacturers (now closed/succeeded)
Asked 23+ global food retailers/manufacturers to set time-bound targets for growing plant-based/alternative-protein share of portfolio and disclose progress. Now closed and succeeded by the Protein Diversification engagement.
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American Baptist Home Mission Society · 2017
American Baptist Home Mission Society at The Hershey Company
Adopt a human rights policy addressing ethical recruitment, forced labor and child labor risk in the cocoa supply chain.
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What shareholders voted on

From The Hershey Company’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	96.6%	Passed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.9%	Passed
Election of Kirk Tanner	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Marie Quintero-Johnson	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Kevin M. Ozan	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Barry J. Nalebuff	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Cordel Robbin-Coker	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Guy Persaud	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Christopher W. Brandt	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Harold Singleton III	Director	96.7%	Passed
Election of Timothy W. Curoe	Director	96.7%	Passed
Election of Deirdre A. Mahlan	Director	95.3%	Passed
Election of Huong Maria T. Kraus	Director	94.8%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	95.5%	Passed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, voted for the amended and restated certificate of incorporation by the votes set forth as follows	Company proposal	99.9%	Passed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.8%	Passed
Election of Harold Singleton III	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Cordel Robbin-Coker	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Marie Quintero-Johnson	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Barry J. Nalebuff	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Huong Maria T. Kraus	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Timothy W. Curoe	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Deirdre A. Mahlan	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Kevin M. Ozan	Director	99.8%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, voted against the stockholder proposal by the votes set forth as follows	Shareholder proposal	As You Sow	5.5%	Failed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, voted against the stockholder proposal by the votes set forth as follows	Shareholder proposal	American Baptist Home Mission Society	2.9%	Failed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay		98.1%	Passed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor		99.8%	Passed
Election of Cordel Robbin-Coker	Director		99.8%	Passed
Election of Huong Maria T. Kraus	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of Victor L. Crawford	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of Kevin M. Ozan	Director		99.2%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director		98.1%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director		95.5%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director		95.5%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director		95.4%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director		94.5%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Dutkowsky	Director		72.2%	Passed

2023

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, voted against the stockholder proposal by the votes set forth as follows	Shareholder proposal	American Baptist Home Mission Society	3.6%	Failed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay		98.8%	Passed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor		99.9%	Passed
Election of Huong Maria T. Kraus	Director		99.9%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director		99.7%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Pamela M. Arway	Director		98.9%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of Victor L. Crawford	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director		94.8%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director		94.7%	Passed
Election of James C. Katzman	Director		94.7%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director		93.6%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Dutkowsky	Director		56.6%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, voted against the stockholder proposal by the votes set forth as follows	Shareholder proposal	7.8%	Failed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	98.7%	Passed
Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.9%	Passed
Election of Wendy L. Schoppert	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of James W. Brown	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of James C. Katzman	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Pamela M. Arway	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Victor L. Crawford	Director	98.2%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director	97.9%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Dutkowsky	Director	89.5%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	98.5%	Passed
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.9%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Wendy L. Schoppert	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of James C. Katzman	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of James W. Brown	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Pamela M. Arway	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Victor L. Crawford	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Dutkowsky	Director	94.3%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	99.1%	Passed
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.9%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Pamela M. Arway	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Wendy L. Schoppert	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of James C. Katzman	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of James W. Brown	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Charles A. Davis	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of David L. Shedlarz	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Victor L. Crawford	Director	97.9%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	99%	Passed
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.9%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of James C. Katzman	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Pamela M. Arway	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of David L. Shedlarz	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of James W. Brown	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Charles A. Davis	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Juan R. Perez	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Wendy L. Schoppert	Director	99.1%	Passed

2018

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows	Say on pay	99.1%	Passed
Holders of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, by the votes set forth as follows	Auditor	99.9%	Passed
Election of Anthony J. Palmer	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of James C. Katzman	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Michele G. Buck	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of James W. Brown	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of David L. Shedlarz	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Robert M. Malcolm	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Pamela M. Arway	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Charles A. Davis	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of M. Diane Koken	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Wendy L. Schoppert	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Mary Kay Haben	Director	96.8%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from The Hershey Company’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-05-08
2026	Proxy statement	2026-03-25
2025	Vote results	2025-05-08
2025	Proxy statement	2025-03-26
2024	Vote results	2024-05-08
2024	Proxy statement	2024-03-26
2023	Vote results	2023-05-19
2023	Proxy statement	2023-04-05
2022	Vote results	2022-05-19
2022	Proxy statement	2022-04-07
2021	Vote results	2021-05-19
2021	Proxy statement	2021-04-07
2020	Vote results	2020-05-13
2020	Proxy statement	2020-04-02
2019	Vote results	2019-05-23
2019	Proxy statement	2019-04-11
2018	Vote results	2018-05-04
2018	Proxy statement	2018-03-22

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