Hershey Presents at 2022 CAGNY Conference; Reaffirms Earnings Outlook for 2022

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Feb 24, 2022, 10:00 ET

HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a presentation today at the 2022 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference, Michele G. Buck, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steven E. Voskuil, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), will review the progress the company has made against its strategic plans and the company's 2022 imperatives to drive sustainable, profitable growth and long-term shareholder value.

During the presentation, Voskuil will reaffirm the company's full-year 2022 financial expectations for earnings per share-diluted growth previously provided in its February 3, 2022, earnings release.

2022 Full-Year Outlook		Total Company
Net sales growth¹		8% - 10%
Reported earnings per share growth		7% - 10%
Adjusted earnings per share growth		9% - 11%


¹The impact of the Pretzels, Dot's and Lily's acquisitions is anticipated to be a 3- to 4-point benefit to net sales growth for the full-year 2022.

The company's CAGNY presentation will be accompanied by slides that can be accessed in the "CALENDAR OF EVENTS" section of the corporate website. (https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/investors/events-reports-releases/calendar-of-events.html).

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SOURCE The Hershey Company