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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hershey Company (The) (HSY)

Hershey enters $1.875 billion revolving credit deal, replacing $1.35 billion facility

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On October 21, 2025, Hershey entered a new five-year unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $1.875 billion and terminated its prior facility of up to $1.35 billion, which was dated April 26, 2023. The filing says the new facility can be increased by up to $1.0 billion with lender consent, and it includes a covenant requiring a ratio of pre-tax income to interest expense of at least 2.0 to 1.0.

Key points

  • New unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $1.875 billion, dated October 21, 2025
  • Option to increase commitments by up to $1.0 billion with lender consent
  • Prior $1.35 billion facility from April 26, 2023 terminated the same day
  • Covenant requires pre-tax income to interest expense ratio of at least 2.0 to 1.0 each fiscal quarter

The filing

CompanyHershey Company (The) (HSY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 21, 2025, 4:28 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-045714

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement1.02 Termination of Material Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 21, 2025.

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