Krispy Kreme (DNUT) director adds 225K shares in open-market buys
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Krispy Kreme, Inc. director Bernardo Hees, through BHBK LLC over which he exercises sole investment power, reported open-market purchases of Common Stock. On May 26–28, 2026, BHBK LLC bought a total of 225,077 shares at weighted-average prices between about $3.30 and $3.42 per share. Following these indirect purchases, BHBK LLC held 919,522 shares of Krispy Kreme Common Stock. A separate holding entry shows Hees with 617,315 directly held shares and 85,413 unvested RSUs, providing context on his overall equity exposure.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 225,077 shares
Net Buy
4 txns
Insider
Hees Bernardo
Role
Director
Bought
225,077 shs ($769K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 200,989 | $3.4206 | $688K |
| Purchase | Common Stock | 22,114 | $3.378 | $75K |
| Purchase | Common Stock | 1,974 | $3.30 | $7K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 919,522 shares (Indirect, Held by BHBK LLC);
Common Stock — 702,728 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (4)
- F1. Includes shares held by BHBK LLC of which Mr. Hees exercises sole investment power.
- F2. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.350 to $3.390 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2) and (3) to this Form 4.
- F3. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.4000 to $3.4500 per share, inclusive.
- F4. Direct: 617,315; Unvested RSUs: 85,413
Key Figures
Total shares purchased: 225,077 shares
Purchase on May 28, 2026: 200,989 shares at $3.4206/share
Purchase on May 27, 2026: 22,114 shares at $3.3780/share
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Total shares purchased
225,077 shares
Net open-market buys on May 26–28, 2026
Purchase on May 28, 2026
200,989 shares at $3.4206/share
Indirect open-market purchase by BHBK LLC
Purchase on May 27, 2026
22,114 shares at $3.3780/share
Indirect open-market purchase by BHBK LLC
Purchase on May 26, 2026
1,974 shares at $3.3000/share
Indirect open-market purchase by BHBK LLC
Indirect holdings after trades
919,522 shares
Common Stock held by BHBK LLC after May 28, 2026
Directly held shares
617,315 shares
Direct Krispy Kreme holdings referenced in footnote
Unvested RSUs
85,413 RSUs
Unvested restricted stock units for Bernardo Hees
Key Terms
open-market purchase, weighted average price, indirect ownership, Unvested RSUs, +1 more
5 terms
open-market purchase financial
"transaction_action: open-market purchase"
An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.
weighted average price financial
"The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
indirect ownership financial
"ownership_type: indirect; nature_of_ownership: Held by BHBK LLC"
Unvested RSUs financial
"Direct: 617,315; Unvested RSUs: 85,413"
investment power financial
"Includes shares held by BHBK LLC of which Mr. Hees exercises sole investment power."
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FAQ
What insider activity did Krispy Kreme (DNUT) report for Bernardo Hees?
Bernardo Hees reported open-market purchases of Krispy Kreme Common Stock through BHBK LLC. Across May 26–28, 2026, the entity bought 225,077 shares, increasing its indirect holdings to 919,522 shares under his sole investment power.
What are Bernardo Hees’ total indirect Krispy Kreme holdings after these trades?
After the reported transactions, BHBK LLC held 919,522 Krispy Kreme Common Stock shares indirectly for Bernardo Hees. Hees exercises sole investment power over this LLC, so these holdings reflect a significant portion of his indirect ownership stake.
Were the reported Krispy Kreme insider purchases single trades or weighted averages?
The reported prices are weighted averages for multiple trades. Footnotes explain that the May 27 and May 28 purchases occurred in several transactions within narrow price ranges, with the weighted-average price shown instead of each individual execution price.