secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HERSHEY CO (HSY)
CIK:        0000047111
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-055617
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hershey amends bylaws: removes Buck chairman reference, clarifies meeting chair roles
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- Removed language allowing Michele Buck to serve as Chairman of the Board to align with independent chair requirement.
- Eliminated all references to Lead Independent Director, consistent with prior bylaw changes requiring an independent chair.
- Added provisions for Governance Committee Chair to preside at meetings in absence of Chairman/Vice Chairman.
- Clarified that Vice Chairman may call Board meetings during CEO incapacity or emergency situations.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828025055617/0001628280-25-055617-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828025055617/hsy-20251205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-055617

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