SEC Form 4 · accession 0000950142-26-002270

HERSHEY CO · HSY

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL

10% Owner

Period of report

Aug 3, 2026

Accepted (ET)

Aug 5, 2026 · 5:06 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

yes — trade under a plan

Issuer CIK

0000047111

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F1	Aug 3, 2026	S	16	$175.9884	D	1,106,103	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F2	Aug 3, 2026	S	3,209	$176.4796	D	1,102,894	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F3	Aug 3, 2026	S	5,180	$177.5559	D	1,097,714	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F4	Aug 3, 2026	S	711	$178.5988	D	1,097,003	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F5	Aug 3, 2026	S	782	$179.4398	D	1,096,221	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F6	Aug 3, 2026	S	102	$180.27	D	1,096,119	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F7	Aug 4, 2026	S	147	$173.8119	D	1,095,972	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F8	Aug 4, 2026	S	638	$174.4801	D	1,095,334	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F9	Aug 4, 2026	S	775	$175.5819	D	1,094,559	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F10	Aug 4, 2026	S	506	$176.402	D	1,094,053	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F11	Aug 4, 2026	S	1,420	$177.4685	D	1,092,633	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F12	Aug 4, 2026	S	4,732	$178.4198	D	1,087,901	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	Aug 4, 2026	S	1,782	$179.04	D	1,086,119	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F13	Aug 5, 2026	S	25	$177.9479	D	1,086,094	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F14	Aug 5, 2026	S	5,595	$178.5754	D	1,080,499	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F15	Aug 5, 2026	S	4,305	$179.4327	D	1,076,194	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	Aug 5, 2026	S	75	$180.00	D	1,076,119	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F16	holding	—	—		—	39,630	I	By Hershey Trust Company

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value^F18,F17	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock, $1.00 par value	54,612,012	54,612,012	D

Explanation of responses

F1The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $175.9850 to $175.9936, 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.
F10The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $176.0755 to $176.8469, 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.
F11The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.1042 to $177.9281, 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.
F12The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.0053 to $178.8739, 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.
F13The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.9150 to $177.9859, 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.
F14The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.0108 to $178.9930, 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.
F15The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $179.0000 to $179.6100, 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.
F16Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust.
F17All 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.
F18The conversion price is the market price of the Common Stock on the previous business day.
F2The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $176.0077 to $176.9981, 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.
F3The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $177.0126 to $177.9954, 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.
F4The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $178.0433 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.
F5The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $179.0951 to $179.9520, 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.
F6The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $180.1205 to $180.4018, 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.
F7The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $173.7200 to $173.9936, 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.
F8The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $174.0000 to $174.9075, 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.
F9The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $175.0447 to $175.9422, 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.