Graham Holdings Co·4

May 28, 11:09 AM ET

O'Shaughnessy Laura 4

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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.