10 May 2006 - Washington- Hershey Co. (HSY) filed a shelf registration Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell an undisclosed amount of debt securities.
The chocolate maker said the net proceeds will be added to its general funds to meet capital additions and working capital requirements, to repay debt, to fund any pension liability requirements, to fund the repurchase of shares and to fund acquisitions.
No underwriters were listed in the filing.
Shares of Hershey closed Tuesday at $54.07 each, up 38 cents.