UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] 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)
Matthews Milton T
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
01/01
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., U.S. Sales
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 12/31/00 A V 38.8200 (1) D (2) 5,786.7600 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock 280.0000 I by Son 2
Common Stock 300.0000 I by Spouse
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 $58.50000 01/10/01 A 6,700.0000 01/09/11
(right to buy) (3)
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 01/10/01 Common Stock 6,700.0000 6,700.0000 D Direct
(right to buy) (3)
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
This entry represents a reduction in the balance of shares allocated to the
account of the reporting person in the Hershey Foods Corporation Employee
Savings, Stock Investment and Ownership Plan (ESSIOP). To manage liquidity needs
of the Plan, the ESSIOP fiduciary from time-to-time maintains a lower overall
share balance (versus cash) in the Plan, which in this instance resulted in a
reduction in the number of shares allocated to the reporting person's account
when compared to the prior Form 4 report.
(2)
See footnote (1) above. The closing price on December 29, 2000 was $64.375. The
exact price of each share at date of disposition is not readily determinable.
(3)
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.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Matthews, Milton T
DATE 02/08/2001