Dierker Richard A 4

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.