UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Canavan, John R.
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania l7033
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hershey Foods Corporation (HSY)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
05/01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
V.P., Human Resources
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock (1) 05/24/01 M 4,000.0000 A $59.43750 D Direct
Common Stock (1) 05/24/01 M 1,350.0000 A $45.00000 D Direct
Common Stock 05/24/01 S 5,350.0000 D $60.26750 0.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 05/18/01 A V 35.0414 A (2) 217.5314 I 401(k) Plan
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $45.00000 05/24/01 M 1,350.0000 01/12/10
(right to buy) (1)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $59.43750 05/24/01 M 4,000.0000 01/13/09
(right to buy) (1)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option 05/24/01 Common Stock 1,350.0000 $60.26750 4,050.0000 D Direct
(right to buy) (1)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 05/24/01 Common Stock 4,000.0000 $60.26750 0.0000 D Direct
(right to buy) (1)
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
These options were granted under the Hershey Foods Corporation Key Employee
Incentive Plan, and they have a stock withholding feature which permits the
withholding of shares of stock at the time of exercise to satisfy the grantee's
income tax withholding rights.
(2)
These shares were acquired from January 1, 2001 through May 18, 2001 pursuant to
the Hershey Foods Corporation Employee Savings, Stock Investment and Ownership
Plan (ESSIOP). These shares were purchased at various intervals throughout the
period, and the closing price on May 18, 2001 was $59.03. The exact price of
each share at date of acquisition is not readily determinable.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Canavan, John R.
DATE June 4, 2001