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Hershey Co – ‘8-K’ for 5/25/18 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 5/25/18, at 4:24pm ET   ·   For:  5/25/18   ·   Accession #:  47111-18-29   ·   File #:  1-00183

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 5/25/18  Hershey Co                        8-K:8,9     5/25/18  136:17M

Current Report   —   Form 8-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 3: EX-23.2     Exhibit 23.2 - Consent of Kpmg LLP                  HTML     43K 
 4: EX-99.1     Exhibit 99.1 - Part Ii, Item 6 of the Hershey       HTML     85K 
                Company's 2017 Form 10-K                                         
 5: EX-99.2     Exhibit 99.2 - Part Ii, Item 7 of the Hershey       HTML    326K 
                Company's 2017 Form 10-K                                         
 6: EX-99.3     Exhibit 99.3 - Part Ii, Item 8 of the Hershey       HTML    849K 
                Company's 2017 Form 10-K                                         
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14: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    108K 
15: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    115K 
16: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    134K 
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18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    145K 
19: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     97K 
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21: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    105K 
22: R10         Business Acquisitions and Divestitures              HTML     64K 
23: R11         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    112K 
24: R12         Short and Long-Term Debt                            HTML     97K 
25: R13         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    134K 
26: R14         Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements     HTML    120K 
27: R15         Business Realignment Activities                     HTML    110K 
28: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    180K 
29: R17         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans     HTML    382K 
30: R18         Stock Compensation Plans                            HTML    139K 
31: R19         Segment Information                                 HTML    135K 
32: R20         Equity and Noncontrolling Interest                  HTML     78K 
33: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     71K 
34: R22         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML    154K 
35: R23         Other (Income) Expense, Net Other (Income)          HTML     59K 
                Expense, Net                                                     
36: R24         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information              HTML    107K 
37: R25         Quarterly Data (Unaudited)                          HTML    124K 
38: R26         Subsequent Events Subsequent Events                 HTML     48K 
39: R27         Schedule Ii - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML    127K 
40: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    159K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R29         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     58K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R30         Business Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)     HTML     57K 
43: R31         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    107K 
44: R32         Short and Long-Term Debt (Tables)                   HTML     94K 
45: R33         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    124K 
46: R34         Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements     HTML    118K 
                (Tables)                                                         
47: R35         Business Realignment Activities (Tables)            HTML    101K 
48: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    176K 
49: R37         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans     HTML    384K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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51: R39         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    138K 
52: R40         Equity and Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)         HTML     73K 
53: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     84K 
54: R42         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML    153K 
55: R43         Other (Income) Expense, Net Other (Income)          HTML     59K 
                Expense, Net (Tables)                                            
56: R44         Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)     HTML    107K 
57: R45         Quarterly Data (Tables)                             HTML    124K 
58: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     45K 
                Description of Business and Basis of Presentation                
                (Details)                                                        
59: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     45K 
                Revenue Recognition (Details)                                    
60: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     50K 
                Selling, Marketing and Administrative Expense                    
                (Details)                                                        
61: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     52K 
                Accounts Receivable - Trade (Details)                            
62: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     44K 
                Inventories (Details)                                            
63: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     56K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
64: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     53K 
                Computer Software (Details)                                      
65: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     47K 
                Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)                   
66: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     65K 
                Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                       
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                Brand Collective, Llc Assets Acquired and                        
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                Brand Collective, Llc Narrative (Details)                        
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                Golden Monkey Narrative (Details)                                
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                Pure Foods Narrative (Details)                                   
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                Pure Foods Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed               
                Allocation (Details)                                             
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
73: R61         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     65K 
                Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill by                         
                Reportable Segment (Details)                                     
74: R62         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill and       HTML     74K 
                Intangible Assets Narrative (Details)                            
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                Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization for                 
                Each Major Class of Intangible Asset (Details)                   
76: R64         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of        HTML     52K 
                Amortization Expense, for the Next Five Years                    
                (Details)                                                        
77: R65         Short and Long-Term Debt - Short-Term Debt          HTML     66K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Debt Instruments (Details)                                       
79: R67         Short and Long-Term Debt - Long Term Debt Interest  HTML     69K 
                Rates (Details)                                                  
80: R68         Short and Long-Term Debt - Long Term Debt           HTML     83K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Interest Expense (Details)                                       
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
84: R72         Derivative Instruments - Schedule of the            HTML     70K 
                Classification of Derivative Assets and                          
                Liabilities Within the Consolidated Balance Sheets               
                (Details)                                                        
85: R73         Derivative Instruments - Schedule of the Effect of  HTML     66K 
                Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated                       
                Statements of Income (Details)                                   
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87: R75         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Values   HTML     57K 
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88: R76         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measurements   HTML     52K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Business Realignment Activity (Details)                          
90: R78         Business Realignment Activities - Business          HTML    127K 
                Realignment Activities Narrative (Details)                       
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                Liability Activity for Costs Qualifying as Exit                  
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92: R80         Income Taxes - Schedule of Income (Loss) Before     HTML     48K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
93: R81         Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income     HTML     68K 
                Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details)                                  
94: R82         Income Taxes - Income Taxes Narrative (Details)     HTML     65K 
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                Liabilities (Details)                                            
96: R84         Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax     HTML     68K 
                Rate Reconciliation (Details)                                    
97: R85         Income Taxes - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     54K 
                Benefits Roll Forward (Details)                                  
98: R86         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     76K 
                Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans                  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
99: R87         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML    124K 
                Schedule of Defined Benefit Obligations, Plan                    
                Assets and Funded Status (Details)                               
100: R88         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     47K  
                Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in                   
                Excess of Plan Assets (Details)                                  
101: R89         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     82K  
                Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit                   
                Cost (Details)                                                   
102: R90         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     49K  
                Schedule of Amounts Expected to Be Amortized From                
                Aoci Into Net Periodic Benefit (Details)                         
103: R91         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     49K  
                Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Used in                 
                Computing Benefit Obligations (Details)                          
104: R92         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     52K  
                Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Used in                 
                Computing Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)                    
105: R93         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     49K  
                Schedule of Effect of One Percent Change in                      
                Assumed Health Care Trend Rates (Details)                        
106: R94         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     51K  
                Schedule of Plan Assets Across Asset Classes                     
                (Details)                                                        
107: R95         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML    116K  
                Schedule of Pension Plan Assets Within the Fair                  
                Value Hierarchy (Details)                                        
108: R96         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans -   HTML     58K  
                Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments to Be Paid                 
                (Details)                                                        
109: R97         Stock Compensation Plans - Stock Compensation       HTML     82K  
                Plans Narrative (Details)                                        
110: R98         Stock Compensation Plans - Schedule of              HTML     46K  
                Compensation Expense and Income Tax Benefits for                 
                Stock-Based Compensation Programs (Details)                      
111: R99         Stock Compensation Plans - Schedule of Stock        HTML     78K  
                Option Activity (Details)                                        
112: R100        Stock Compensation Plans - Schedule of Fair Value   HTML     50K  
                Weighted-Average Assumptions (Details)                           
113: R101        Stock Compensation Plans - Schedule of Stock        HTML     75K  
                Option Information by Exercise Price Range                       
                (Details)                                                        
114: R102        STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - SCHEDULE OF PSUs AND     HTML     71K  
                RSUs ACTIVITY (Details)                                          
115: R103        STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - SCHEDULE OF PSUs AND     HTML     55K  
                RSUS FAIR VALUE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS                     
                (Details)                                                        
116: R104        Segment Information Narrative (Details)             HTML     59K  
117: R105        Schedule of Net Sales and Earnings by Segment       HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R106        Segment Information - Schedule of Unallocated       HTML     53K  
                Mark-To-Market (Gains) Losses on Commodity                       
                Derivatives (Details)                                            
119: R107        Schedule of Depreciation and Amortization Expense   HTML     52K  
                Included Within Segment Income (Details)                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Noncontrolling Interest Narrative (Details)                      
122: R110        Equity and Noncontrolling Interest - Schedule of    HTML     64K  
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                Stock (Details)                                                  
123: R111        Equity and Noncontrolling Interest - Schedule of    HTML     53K  
                Activity Relating to the Noncontrolling Interest                 
                (Details)                                                        
124: R112        Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     53K  
                Purchase Obligations Covered by Putchase                         
                Agreements With Various Suppliers Future Maturty                 
                Schedule (Details)                                               
125: R113        Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     74K  
                Operating and Capital Lease Obligations (Details)                
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                Contingencies Narrative (Details)                                
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130: R118        Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information  HTML    129K  
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131: R119        Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information         HTML     72K  
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