O'Shaughnessy Laura 4
4 · Graham Holdings Co · Filed May 28, 2026
Research Summary
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Graham Holdings (GHC) 10% Owner Laura O'Shaughnessy Exchanges 6,000 Shares
What Happened
- Laura O'Shaughnessy, reported as a 10% owner of Graham Holdings (GHC), completed an exchange of share classes on 2026-05-26. The filing shows disposals of 5,600 and 400 Class B shares (two dispositions) and an acquisition of 6,000 Class A shares. All transactions are coded as "J" (other acquisition or disposition) and prices/values are listed as N/A — this was a share-class exchange, not a cash sale or purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-26; filing date: 2026-05-28 (filed within the typical two-business-day Form 4 window).
- Transactions: Disposed 5,600 and 400 Class B shares; Acquired 6,000 Class A shares (net 0 change in total shares reported in this filing).
- Price/value: N/A (exchange transaction; no cash consideration reported).
- Filing codes/notes: Transactions reported as "Other acquisition or disposition" (J). Footnotes indicate disposal of Class B shares in exchange for equivalent Class A shares (F1, F6).
- Ownership after transaction: Not specified in the summary information provided in this prompt (noted as N/A in the filing excerpt).
- Beneficial ownership disclaimers: Filing notes the reporting person has no voting or investment power and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities; spouse is trustee of the trust that holds the shares (F3, F4).
Context
- This appears to be an administrative exchange of share classes (Class B ↔ Class A) rather than a market trade for cash. Such conversions are typically neutral for interpreting insider sentiment, as they do not represent buying or selling for proceeds. As a 10% owner filing, this reflects a principal-level holding structure rather than routine executive open-market trading.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
O'Shaughnessy Laura
10% Owner
Transactions
- Other
Class B Common Stock
[F1][F2][F4]2026-05-26−5,600→ 0 total(indirect: By Trust) - Other
Class B Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-05-26−400→ 27,076 total - Other
Class A Common Stock
[F5][F6][F2]2026-05-26+6,000→ 11,500 total→ Class B Common Stock (6,000 underlying)
Holdings
- 11(indirect: By Spouse)
Class B Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (6)
- [F1]Disposition of Class B shares in an exchange transaction for the equivalent number of Class A shares.
- [F2]N/A
- [F3]The reporting person has no voting or investment power with respect to such shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities.
- [F4]The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of the trust that owns the reported securities. The reporting person is a beneficiary of such trust but has no voting or investment power with respect to the shares held in such trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities.
- [F5]Shares of Class A Common Stock are convertible into shares of Class B Common Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis and have no expiration date.
- [F6]Acquisition of Class A shares in an exchange transaction for the equivalent number of Class B shares.
Signature
/s/ Nicole Maddrey, attorney-in-fact|2026-05-28