Specialized Disclosure Report (sd)
19 Mai 2023 - 05:26PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
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THE HERSHEY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
1-183 |
23-0691590 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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19 East Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, Pennsylvania
(Address of principal executive offices)
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17033
(Zip Code)
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James Turoff, (717) 508-1231
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to
contact in connection with this report.)
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Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which
this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the
information in this form applies:
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Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for
the reporting period from January 1 to December 31,
2022.
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Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
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Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
The Hershey Company (the “Company”) is the largest producer of
quality chocolate in North America, a leading snack maker in the
United States and a global leader in chocolate and non-chocolate
confectionery. The Company’s principal product offerings include
chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint
refreshment products and protein bars; pantry items, such as baking
ingredients, toppings and beverages; and snack items such as
spreads, bars, and snack bites and mixes, popcorn and
pretzels.
This Form SD disclosure is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule
13p-1”). Pursuant to Rule 13p-1, the Company undertook to determine
whether the products it manufactured or contracted to manufacture
during the year ended December 31, 2022 contained conflict minerals
necessary to the functionality or production of such products.
“Conflict minerals” are defined as cassiterite,
columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which
are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold
(“3TG”).
The Company conducted an internal assessment of its product
portfolio to determine which products, if any, contain or may
contain 3TG. Based on this assessment, the Company determined that
tin is necessary to the functionality or production of certain
decorative tins and other ornamental items (the “3TG Products”)
manufactured by third parties pursuant to the Company’s
specifications.
After completing the assessment described above, the Company
conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry to determine
whether any of the tin contained in its products originated in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, the Central
African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan,
Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia (together, the “Covered Countries”) or
were from recycled or scrap sources. The Company’s reasonable
country of origin inquiry included a review of information
previously provided by the Company’s direct suppliers to confirm
the presence of 3TG in the 3TG Products as well as the due
diligence procedures used by the suppliers to identify the source
and chain of custody of the 3TG.
Based on the reasonable country of origin inquiry described above,
the Company has in good faith concluded that it has no reason to
believe that the tin contained in materials, components or products
supplied to the Company and included in the 3TG Products for the
period covered by this report originated in any of the Covered
Countries or did not come from recycled or scrap
sources.
In accordance with the requirements under Rule 13p-1, the above
disclosure is publicly available in the “Corporate Governance”
section of the investor relations page of the Company’s website
at
https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/investors/corporate-governance.html.
The Hershey Company | Form SD | Page
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
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The Hershey Company |
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By: |
/s/ Jason R. Reiman |
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May 19, 2023 |
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Jason R. Reiman |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer |
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The Hershey Company | Form SD | Page
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