HABEN MARY KAY 4

What Happened

• Mary Kay Haben, a director of The Hershey Company (HSY), was awarded 85.306 shares on April 1, 2026. The shares were reported as acquired at $0.00 (total value $0) under an award/grant (transaction code A). This is a compensation award rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Price: $0.00; Shares acquired: 85.306; Transaction type: Award/Grant (A).
• Filing date: 2026-04-03 (filed within the normal Form 4 window; not marked late).
• Footnote: The filing notes the total directly owned reported in Column 5 includes 114.229 shares acquired on March 16, 2026 via the Directors' Compensation Plan dividend reinvestment feature (substantially similar to the company’s broad‑based DRIP).
• No option exercises, open‑market buys, or sales were reported in this filing.

Context

• Director awards and dividend reinvestments are common components of director compensation and are not the same as a market purchase or sale—they reflect compensation or automatic reinvestment rather than a directional trade. These transactions are informational for investors but do not, by themselves, indicate insider sentiment about the stock.