UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[X] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Wolfe Kenneth L
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
12/01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Retired Chairman
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 Amount D Price End of Year I
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Common Stock 04/23/01 G 7,071.0000 D 125,911.0000 D Direct
Common Stock (1) 10/25/01 A 75.6600 A I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock 10/26/01 I 462.0899 D 0.0001 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock 100.0000 I by Spouse
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites 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 A D Exercisable Expiration
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites 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 Year
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
These shares were acquired from January 1, 2001 through October 25, 2001
pursuant to the Hershey Foods Corporation Employee Savings, Stock Investment
Plan and Ownership Plan (ESSIOP). These shares were purchased at various
intervals and the closing price on
October 25, 2001 was $64.54. The exact price of each share at the date of
acquisition is not readily determinable.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Wolfe , Kenneth L
DATE FEBRUARY 7, 2002