Linares Carlos G. 4

What Happened Carlos G. Linares, EVP, Chief Technology & Global New Products at Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), was granted 23.072 phantom stock units on 2026-02-13. The award is reported at $101.45 per unit, totaling about $2,341. This transaction is coded as an award/grant (A) and is a derivative-based compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-13; filing date: 2026-02-17.
• Awarded units: 23.072 phantom stock shares at $101.45 each; total ≈ $2,341.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote F1: Phantom stock converts to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
• Footnote F2: Units were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash at the time(s) prescribed by the plan.
• Type: Derivative award (phantom stock), not immediate issuance of common shares.

Context Phantom stock is a deferred compensation tool that typically tracks the value of company shares but is often settled in cash; it does not always represent immediate voting rights or registered share ownership. Awards like this are common for executive compensation and retention and should be viewed as compensation events rather than direct buy/sell signals.