SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 EAST CHOCOLATE AVENUE

SUITE 400

(Street)

HERSHEY

PENNSYLVANIA

17033

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERSHEY CO [ HSY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/30/2026		S		46	D	$211.9374⁽¹⁾	1,966,073	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/30/2026		S		415	D	$212.6634⁽²⁾	1,965,658	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/30/2026		S		7,231	D	$213.5724⁽³⁾	1,958,427	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/30/2026		S		2,274	D	$214.2219⁽⁴⁾	1,956,153	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/30/2026		S		34	D	$215.0586⁽⁵⁾	1,956,119	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		37	D	$205.927⁽⁶⁾	1,956,082	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		1,286	D	$206.4435⁽⁷⁾	1,954,796	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		5,399	D	$207.7324⁽⁸⁾	1,949,397	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		721	D	$208.4364⁽⁹⁾	1,948,676	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		110	D	$209.1238⁽¹⁰⁾	1,948,566	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		351	D	$210.4493⁽¹¹⁾	1,948,215	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		952	D	$211.3859⁽¹²⁾	1,947,263	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		244	D	$212.2128⁽¹³⁾	1,947,019	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		531	D	$213.5121⁽¹⁴⁾	1,946,488	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		259	D	$214.463⁽¹⁵⁾	1,946,229	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	03/31/2026		S		110	D	$215.0655⁽¹⁶⁾	1,946,119	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	04/01/2026		S		64	D	$200.7672⁽¹⁷⁾	1,946,055	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	04/01/2026		S		264	D	$201.5895⁽¹⁸⁾	1,945,791	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	04/01/2026		S		3,658	D	$202.701⁽¹⁹⁾	1,942,133	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	04/01/2026		S		3,303	D	$203.5553⁽²⁰⁾	1,938,830	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	04/01/2026		S		2,630	D	$204.3373⁽²¹⁾	1,936,200	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	04/01/2026		S		81	D	$205.0554⁽²²⁾	1,936,119	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value								39,630	I	By Hershey Trust Company⁽²³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value	⁽²⁵⁾							⁽²⁴⁾	⁽²⁴⁾	Common Stock, $1.00 par value	54,612,012		54,612,012	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $211.9080 to $211.9791, 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.

2. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $212.3990 to $212.8895, 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.

3. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $213.0188 to $213.9956, 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.

4. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $214.0040 to $214.9748, 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.

5. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $215.0036 to $215.1021, 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.

6. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $205.7800 to $205.9924, 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.

7. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $206.0163 to $206.9957, 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.

8. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $207.0200 to $207.9946, 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.

9. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $208.0203 to $208.8541, 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.

10. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $209.0264 to $209.1335, 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.

11. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $210.1369 to $210.9616, 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.

12. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $211.1051 to $211.9958, 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.

13. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $212.0039 to $212.5100, 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.

14. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $213.0304 to $213.9899, 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.

15. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $214.0010 to $214.9850, 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.

16. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $215.0200 to $215.0700, 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.

17. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $200.6100 to $200.8700, 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.

18. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $201.0200 to $201.9200, 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.

19. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $202.0800 to $202.9900, 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.

20. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $203.0000 to $203.9985, 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.

21. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $204.0000 to $204.9900, 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.

22. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $205.0000 to $205.2800, 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.

23. Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust.

24. 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.

25. The conversion price is the market price of the Common Stock on the previous business day.

	/s/ Joshua D. Shannon, Deputy CIO	04/01/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Trust For Milton Hershey School