Hershey Trust Co (NYSE: HSY) sells 30,000 Hershey shares
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for Milton Hershey School, reported open‑market sales of 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock. The sales took place on June 16–17, 2026 at weighted average prices ranging from about $172.5630 to $184.2273 per share, executed in multiple trades within those ranges.
After these transactions, the reporting entity directly holds 1,415,627 shares of common stock. It also holds 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, which are convertible share‑for‑share into common stock without an expiration date, giving the trust a large continuing ownership position in Hershey.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 30,000 shares ($5,402,614)
Net Sell
22 txns
Insider
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
Role
null
Sold
30,000 shs ($5.40M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 492 | $172.7462 | $85K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 574 | $173.505 | $100K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 842 | $174.7071 | $147K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,306 | $175.43 | $580K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 818 | $176.323 | $144K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 316 | $177.5622 | $56K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 340 | $178.5967 | $61K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 574 | $179.7487 | $103K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 889 | $180.3407 | $160K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 1,099 | $181.4119 | $199K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 650 | $182.2693 | $118K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 100 | $183.0372 | $18K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,052 | $181.7531 | $373K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 6,950 | $182.4763 | $1.27M |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 992 | $183.427 | $182K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 6 | $184.1294 | $1K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 715 | $178.405 | $128K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 1,521 | $179.414 | $273K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,015 | $180.6695 | $545K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 4,749 | $181.2684 | $861K |
| holding | Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value — 1,415,627 shares (Direct, null);
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value — 54,612,012 shares (Direct, null);
Common Stock, $1.00 par value — 39,630 shares (Indirect, By Hershey Trust Company)
Footnotes (1)
- The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.1498 to $178.9875, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $179.0293 to $179.9800, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $180.0800 to $180.9900, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $181.0024 to $181.9464, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $181.2600 to $181.9998, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $182.0270 to $182.9979, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $183.0098 to $183.9963, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $184.0408 to $184.2273, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $172.5630 to $172.8968, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $173.0424 to $173.9970, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $174.1514 to $174.9995, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $175.0877 to $175.9947, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $176.0506 to $176.9712, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.2329 to $177.9873, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.1813 to $178.9352, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $179.0689 to $179.9729, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $180.0030 to $180.6516, 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. 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 $181.9970, 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. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $182.0500 to $182.8599, 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. Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust. 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. The conversion price is the market price of the Common Stock on the previous business day.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 30,000 shares
Price range: $172.5630–$184.2273 per share
Common shares held: 1,415,627 shares
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7 metrics
Shares sold
30,000 shares
Total common stock sold in open-market transactions on June 16–17, 2026
Price range
$172.5630–$184.2273 per share
Weighted average price ranges from footnotes for reported sales
Common shares held
1,415,627 shares
Common stock directly owned after reported transactions
Class B shares held
54,612,012 shares
Class B common stock, convertible share-for-share into common stock
Net share direction
-30,000 shares
Net-sell common stock activity in transaction summary
Highest reported sale price
$184.2273 per share
Upper end of disclosed weighted average range in a footnote
Lowest reported sale price
$172.5630 per share
Lower end of disclosed weighted average range in a footnote
Key Terms
weighted average price, Class B common stock, underlying security, convertible share-for-share, +1 more
5 terms
weighted average price financial
"The Price reported 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.
Class B common stock financial
"All shares of Class B common stock, $1.00 par value convertible share-for-share into common stock..."
A class B common stock is one of multiple types of a company’s ordinary shares that carries specific rights—often different voting power or dividend priority—compared with other classes. For investors it matters because those differences affect how much influence you have over company decisions, the income you might receive, and how freely the shares trade; think of it like owning a car with different keys: some keys let you start the engine and open the trunk, others only unlock the door.
underlying security financial
"underlying_security_title": "Common Stock, $1.00 par value""
Milton Hershey School Trust financial
"Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee..."
FAQ
What did Hershey Trust Company report in this HSY Form 4 filing?
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for Milton Hershey School, reported selling 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock in open‑market transactions. The sales occurred over June 16–17, 2026 at various weighted average prices.
What is the significance of the Class B Common Stock held by the Hershey Trust?
The filing shows 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, $1.00 par value, held directly. These shares are convertible share‑for‑share into common stock at any time without an expiration date, providing substantial potential common equity exposure.
Who is the reporting person in this Hershey (HSY) Form 4 filing?
The reporting person is Hershey Trust Company, trustee in trust for Milton Hershey School. A footnote explains that Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and acts as trustee for that trust.