The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) insider files to sell 352 shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

The Hershey Company insider Michele Buck has filed a notice of intent to sell common stock under Rule 144. The filing covers a proposed sale of 352 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services, with an aggregate market value of $67,785.20, to be sold on or about 01/12/2026 on the NYSE. The shares were acquired by exercising a stock option granted on 02/20/2018, with payment made in cash on 01/12/2026. As context, the filing notes 148,171,608 common shares outstanding. It also lists prior sales by Michele Buck over the past three months, including multiple transactions in December 2025 and January 2026 with individual trade sizes ranging from hundreds to over twenty thousand shares.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

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Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

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144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC 900 Salem Street Smithfield RI 02917	352	67785.20	148171608	01/12/2026	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	01/12/2026	Option Granted 02/20/2018	Issuer			352	01/12/2026	Cash

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
MICHELE BUCK 19 East Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033	Common	12/17/2025	700	133035.00
MICHELE BUCK 19 East Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033	Common	12/18/2025	200	38000.00
MICHELE BUCK 19 East Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033	Common	12/19/2025	20156	3834771.72
MICHELE BUCK 19 East Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033	Common	01/09/2026	1318	250485.38

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

Date of Plan Adoption or Giving of Instruction, If Relying on Rule 10b5-1

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

FAQ

What does the HSY Form 144 filing disclose?

The Form 144 discloses that Michele Buck plans to sell 352 shares of The Hershey Company common stock under Rule 144, through Fidelity Brokerage Services on or about 01/12/2026, with an aggregate market value of $67,785.20.

How were the HSY shares in this Form 144 acquired?

The 352 common shares to be sold were acquired by exercising a stock option that was granted on 02/20/2018, with payment for the shares made in cash on 01/12/2026.

How many Hershey (HSY) shares are outstanding according to this filing?

The notice reports that there are 148,171,608 common shares of The Hershey Company outstanding at the time of the filing.

On which exchange will the HSY shares in this Form 144 be sold?

The filing indicates that the 352 common shares covered by the notice are intended to be sold on the NYSE, using Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as the broker.

What other HSY stock sales by Michele Buck are reported in the past 3 months?

The document lists prior sales of Hershey common stock by Michele Buck over the last three months, including 700 shares on 12/17/2025, 200 shares on 12/18/2025, 20,156 shares on 12/19/2025, and 1,318 shares on 01/09/2026, with corresponding gross proceeds disclosed for each trade.

What representation does the seller make in this HSY Form 144?

The person for whose account the securities are to be sold represents by signing that they do not know any material adverse information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations that has not been publicly disclosed.