Dierker Richard A 4
4 · CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ · Filed Feb 17, 2026
Research Summary
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CHD CEO Richard A. Dierker Receives Phantom Stock Award
What Happened
Richard A. Dierker, President and CEO (and a director) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), received a grant of 32.452 phantom stock shares on Feb 13, 2026. The award is reported at $101.45 per share for a total value of roughly $3,292. This was an award/acquisition (derivative), not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-13; filing date: 2026-02-17. Filing appears timely (filed within days of the transaction).
- Transaction type: Award/Grant (derivative) — code A.
- Amount: 32.452 phantom stock shares at $101.45 each; reported total ≈ $3,292.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing excerpt provided.
- Footnotes:
- F1: Phantom stock converts to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
- F2: These phantom shares were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash at the time(s) prescribed by the plan.
Context
This award is compensation-related (deferred/phantom stock) rather than a market purchase. Phantom shares typically reflect executive pay and will be settled according to the deferred compensation plan (here, convertible 1-for-1 to common but payable in cash per the plan), so it signals compensation accrual rather than a direct conviction buy or sell by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Phantom Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-13$101.45/sh+32.452$3,292→ 16,034.566 total→ Common Stock (32.452 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The phantom stock shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
- [F2]The phantom stock shares were acquired under the Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash at such time as prescribed by the Plan.