Dierker Richard A 4
4 · CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ · Filed Jan 29, 2026
Research Summary
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Church & Dwight (CHD) CEO Richard Dierker Receives 2,690-Share Award
What Happened
- Richard A. Dierker, President, CEO and Director of Church & Dwight Co., received an award of 2,690 performance stock units (PSUs) reported on Jan 27, 2026. The filing lists the acquisition type as an award (code A); no per-share price or immediate cash value is reported. These PSUs were earned based on performance for the period ending Dec 31, 2025 and were certified by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee on Jan 27, 2026.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-27; Form 4 filed: 2026-01-29 (timely filing).
- Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
- Shares/units reported: 2,690 PSUs; price: N/A (PSUs convert to shares on settlement).
- Vesting/settlement: PSUs will vest on March 1, 2026 and will settle with delivery of common stock thereafter, subject to Dierker’s continued service through the vesting date (footnote F1).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
- No indication of sale or 10b5-1 plan; this is an earned performance award, not an open-market purchase or sale.
Context
- PSUs are long-term incentive awards that convert to shares when performance goals and service/vesting conditions are met; they are not an immediate cash transaction and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell signal. The award reflects committee certification of performance for the 2023–2025 period and will result in shares being delivered if vesting conditions are met.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Dierker Richard A
DirectorPresident and CEO
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-27+2,690→ 29,902.37 total
Holdings
- 1,794
Common Stock
- 2,055
Common Stock
- 6,320
Common Stock
- 963.455(indirect: Savings & Profit Sharing)
Common Stock
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents performance stock units ("PSUs") earned as a result of the achievement of performance criteria pursuant to PSU awards with a performance period that ended on December 31, 2025, as certified by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors on January 27, 2026. The PSUs will vest on March 1, 2026 and settle with the delivery of shares of common stock thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through the vesting date.
Signature
/s/ Cristina Paradiso, attorney-in-fact for Richard A. Dierker|2026-01-29