HERSHEY CO — Regulatory Filings 2008

Mar 24, 2008

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| UNITED
STATES |
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| SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

| Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
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| Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 |

| March
24,
2008 |
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| Date
of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) |

| The
Hershey
Company |
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| (Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter) |

| Delaware |
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| (State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |

1-183	23-0691590
(Commission
File Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification No.)

| 100
Crystal A Drive, Hershey,
Pennsylvania 17033 |
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| (Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code) |

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 534-4200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| [ ] | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425) |
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| [ ] | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12) |
| [ ] | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)) |
| [ ] | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

25.1 Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of U.S. Bank National Association.*

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• Filed herewith as Exhibit 25.1 is the Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee under the Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2005, between the Registrant and CITIBANK, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the Registrant’s debt securities (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-128375)).

SIGNATURE

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 undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 24, 2008

| THE
HERSHEY COMPANY |
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| By: /s/
Burton H.
Snyder |
| Burton
H. Snyder Senior
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary |

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Exhibit

25.1 Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of U.S. Bank National Association.