Hershey raises quarterly dividend 15% to $1.37 per share

The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company announced quarterly dividends of $1.37 on the Common Stock and $1.245 on the Class B Common Stock, an increase of 15% or 17.8c and 16.2c per share, respectively. The dividends were declared February 7, and are payable March 15 to stockholders of record as of February 20. It is the 376th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 157th consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.