Michele Buck - May 15, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for HERSHEY CO (HSY)

Signature
/s/ Lauren H. Lacey, Agent for Michele G. Buck
Stock symbol
HSY
Transactions as of
May 15, 2023
Transactions value $
-$3,411,542
Form type
4
Date filed
5/16/2023, 04:17 PM
Previous filing
Apr 17, 2023
Next filing
Jun 15, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction HSY Common Stock Options Exercise $450K +4.25K +3% $105.96 146K May 15, 2023 Direct
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$903K -3.34K -2.29% $270.70 143K May 15, 2023 Direct F1
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$163K -600 -0.42% $271.79 142K May 15, 2023 Direct F2
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$81.8K -300 -0.21% $272.60 142K May 15, 2023 Direct F3
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$3.84K -14 -0.01% $274.13 142K May 15, 2023 Direct
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$1.04M -3.86K -2.72% $270.69 138K May 15, 2023 Direct F4
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$245K -900 -0.65% $271.94 137K May 15, 2023 Direct F5
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$54.6K -200 -0.15% $272.84 137K May 15, 2023 Direct F6
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$11K -40 -0.03% $274.11 137K May 15, 2023 Direct F7
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$1.03M -3.82K -2.79% $270.68 133K May 15, 2023 Direct F8
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$235K -865 -0.65% $271.56 132K May 15, 2023 Direct F9
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$81.8K -300 -0.23% $272.67 132K May 15, 2023 Direct F10
transaction HSY Common Stock Sale -$4.39K -16 -0.01% $274.17 132K May 15, 2023 Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction HSY Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -4.25K -33.33% $0.00 8.5K May 15, 2023 Common Stock 4.25K $105.96 Direct F11
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $270.240 to $271.220. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F2 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $271.450 to $272.190. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F3 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $272.470 to $272.670. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F4 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $270.280 to $271.215. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F5 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $271.655 to $272.505. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F6 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $272.820 to $272.850. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F7 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $274.100 to $274.330. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F8 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $270.240 to $271.190. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F9 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $271.290 to $271.810. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F10 This reflects the weighted average price for the shares, which were sold in multiple transactions at prices that ranged from $272.660 to $272.680. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F11 The options vested according to the following schedule: 25% vested on February 18, 2015, 25% vested on February 18, 2016, 25% vested on February 18, 2017 and 25% vested on February 18, 2018.