Hershey Trust Co (HSY) reports 30,000-share open‑market sale, retains large Class B stake
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust and a ten percent owner of Hershey Co (HSY), reported net open‑market sales of 30,000 shares of common stock. The sales took place over May 11–13, 2026 at weighted average prices between $184.5800 and $196.3826 per share, executed across multiple trades within each price range.
After these transactions, the trust directly holds 1,646,119 shares of Hershey common stock and indirectly holds 39,630 shares through Hershey Trust Company. It also directly owns 54,612,012 shares of Class B Common Stock, which are convertible share‑for‑share into common stock without an expiration date.
Positive
- None.
Negative
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 30,000 shares ($5,741,243)
Net Sell
19 txns
Insider
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
Role
null
Sold
30,000 shs ($5.74M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 365 | $191.4311 | $70K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 156 | $192.7998 | $30K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,311 | $193.6933 | $448K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,413 | $194.4243 | $469K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 4,289 | $195.6967 | $839K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 466 | $196.2199 | $91K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 226 | $188.9044 | $43K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 567 | $189.4672 | $107K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 551 | $190.3891 | $105K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 5,038 | $191.7512 | $966K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,618 | $192.2569 | $696K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 181 | $184.7428 | $33K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 1,308 | $185.7182 | $243K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 1,931 | $186.4107 | $360K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,137 | $187.3619 | $400K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 826 | $188.4294 | $156K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,617 | $189.3107 | $685K |
| 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 — 1,655,754 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 $184.5800 to $184.8700, 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 $185.1300 to $185.9900, 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 $186.0124 to $186.9900, 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 $187.0000 to $187.9585, 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 $188.0000 to $188.9976, 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 $189.0987 to $189.6700, 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 $188.6700 to $188.9900, 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 $189.0300 to $189.9882, 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 $190.0090 to $190.9306, 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 $191.1581 to $191.9986, 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 $192.0000 to $192.5098, 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 $191.2449 to $191.9873, 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 $192.5409 to $192.9527, 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 $193.0105 to $193.9998, 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 $194.0000 to $194.9949, 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 $195.0098 to $195.9870, 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 $196.0029 to $196.3826, 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
Common shares sold: 30,000 shares
Sale price range: $184.5800–$196.3826 per share
Direct common shares after sales: 1,646,119 shares
+3 more
6 metrics
Common shares sold
30,000 shares
Net open‑market sales reported for May 11–13, 2026
Sale price range
$184.5800–$196.3826 per share
Weighted average price ranges from transaction footnotes
Direct common shares after sales
1,646,119 shares
Total Hershey common stock directly held following transactions
Indirect common shares held
39,630 shares
Common stock held indirectly by Hershey Trust Company
Class B shares held
54,612,012 shares
Class B Common Stock directly held, convertible share‑for‑share
Net buy/sell direction
net-sell 30,000 shares
Form 4 transaction summary for this reporting period
Key Terms
open-market sale, weighted average price, Class B Common Stock, ten percent owner, +2 more
6 terms
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action": "open-market sale""
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
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
"Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value"
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.
ten percent owner financial
""is_ten_percent_owner": 1"
underlying security financial
""underlying_security_title": "Common Stock, $1.00 par value""
FAQ
What did Hershey Trust Company report in this HSY Form 4 filing?
Hershey Trust Company reported selling 30,000 HSY common shares in open‑market trades. The sales occurred over May 11–13, 2026 at various weighted average prices, and the filing updates the trust’s remaining direct and indirect ownership positions in Hershey common and Class B shares.
What is the significance of Hershey Class B Common Stock in this Form 4?
The trust directly holds 54,612,012 shares of Class B Common Stock. Footnotes state these Class B shares are convertible share‑for‑share into Hershey common stock, with a conversion price based on the prior day’s market price and no stated expiration date.
Is this Hershey (HSY) Form 4 mainly about new derivative exercises or existing holdings?
The Form 4 focuses on open‑market sales of existing common shares and discloses large Class B holdings. The derivative section describes 54,612,012 Class B shares convertible into common stock, rather than new option exercises or other derivative transactions.