Dierker Richard A 4

What Happened
Richard A. Dierker, President, CEO and a director of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), was granted 34.204 phantom stock units on January 30, 2026. The filing reports a valuation of $96.25 per unit, for an aggregate value of about $3,292. This was an award/acquisition of derivative securities (not an open‑market purchase of common stock).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30. Type: Grant/Award (code A) of derivative securities (phantom stock units).
• Quantity and valuation: 34.204 units at $96.25 each; aggregate value ≈ $3,292.
• Post-transaction holdings: Not specified in the provided filing extract.
• Footnotes: F1 — phantom stock converts to common stock 1-for-1; F2 — units were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash per the Plan’s terms.
• Timeliness: Filing date was 2026-02-02 (timeliness not indicated in the provided data).

Context
This was a compensation award (phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan), not an outright purchase of common shares. Phantom units typically track share value but are often settled in cash or converted later, so they don’t necessarily signal an immediate personal investment in the company. Such grants are common for senior executives as part of long‑term incentive packages.