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meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors 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: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 669,540,141 1,119,884 251,634","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711124000030/0000047111-24-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"172aaab7acf74d13be19ad82acc3803a41435120","claim":"HERSHEY CO shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Public Report on Packaging Reuse & Recycling at the 2024-05-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 5 — Stockholder Proposal Public Report on Packaging Reuse & Recycling 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: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 36,015,912 614,628,103 1,215,177 19,052,467","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711124000030/0000047111-24-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"8221c078c87ddca8a16afbedb852cc116996f8cf","claim":"HERSHEY CO shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal Public Report on Living Wage & Income at the 2024-05-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 4 — Stockholder Proposal Public Report on Living Wage & Income 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: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 18,587,401 631,763,440 1,508,351 19,052,467","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711124000030/0000047111-24-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"d2d3a1b72cfc637808cc5c6e7d88eda25d6613d7","claim":"HERSHEY CO shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2024-05-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 3 — Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation 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: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 638,757,642 12,528,566 572,984 19,052,467","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711124000030/0000047111-24-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ecdc2edbfc710be99c750b2de842ba5a42bd3035","claim":"HERSHEY CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, elected the following directors by the votes set forth as follows:","evidence_source":"SEC 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