Hershey Trust sells 30,000 Hershey Co shares
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School, reported open-market sales totaling 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock over July 6–8, 2026.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School, reported open-market sales totaling 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock over July 6–8, 2026. The weighted average sale prices ranged from about $173.6883 to $182.2164 per share.
The trust also reports holding 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, which are convertible share-for-share into common stock with no expiration date.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 96 | $173.7964 | $17K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 4,364 | $174.446 | $761K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,152 | $175.497 | $553K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,003 | $176.3714 | $353K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 385 | $177.0495 | $68K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,730 | $175.8808 | $480K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,154 | $176.3781 | $380K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,349 | $177.4468 | $594K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 169 | $178.4598 | $30K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 386 | $179.7341 | $69K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 629 | $180.3742 | $113K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 525 | $181.5912 | $95K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 58 | $182.0698 | $11K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 246 | $176.8958 | $44K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 4,290 | $177.5782 | $762K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 4,109 | $178.4972 | $733K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 903 | $179.4303 | $162K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 184 | $180.3125 | $33K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 33 | $181.2181 | $6K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 235 | $182.1806 | $43K |
| holding | Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (22)
- F1. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $176.7867 to $176.9923, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F2. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.0042 to $177.9981, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F3. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.0056 to $178.9996, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F4. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $179.0028 to $179.9957, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F5. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $180.0410 to $180.5432, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F6. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $182.1100 to $182.2164, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F7. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $175.4762 to $175.9900, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F8. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $176.0000 to $176.9700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F9. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.0600 to $177.9700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F10. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.0700 to $178.9700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F11. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $179.4900 to $179.9700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F12. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $180.0100 to $180.8900, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F13. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $181.0000 to $181.9900, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F14. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $182.0200 to $182.1400, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F15. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $173.6883 to $173.9968, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F16. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $174.0348 to $174.9754, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F17. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $175.0107 to $175.9921, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F18. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $176.0019 to $176.9960, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F19. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.0030 to $177.1232, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F20. Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust.
- F21. All shares of Class B common stock, $1.00 par value convertible share-for-share into common stock, $1.00 par value, at any time, and without payment other than for the fact of conversion. There is no expiration date.
- F22. The conversion price is the market price of the Common Stock on the previous business day.
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