Dierker Richard A 4
4 · CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ · Filed Mar 3, 2026
Research Summary
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Church & Dwight CEO Richard Dierker Withholds Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Richard A. Dierker, President, CEO and a director of Church & Dwight (CHD), had shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations tied to vested equity awards. On 2026-03-01 the filing shows three withholding dispositions: 393 shares, 381 shares, and 2,651 shares, each priced at $104.86, for a total cash value of about $359,146 (3,425 shares × $104.86). These were not open-market purchases or discretionary sales but routine tax-withholding dispositions associated with RSU/PSU vesting.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-01; Report filed: 2026-03-03 (appears timely).
- Price per share: $104.86. Shares disposed: 393, 381 and 2,651 (total 3,425). Total value ≈ $359,146.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Transaction code: F — shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding for equity awards.
- Relevant footnotes from the filing:
- F1: Shares withheld to satisfy tax on previously reported RSUs.
- F2: Includes previously granted RSUs and shares received upon RSU vesting.
- F3: Shares withheld to satisfy tax on time‑based vesting of PSUs.
Context
This was a tax-withholding event related to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance stock units, not an opportunistic sale or new purchase. Such withholdings are routine and are used to cover the insider’s tax obligations when awards vest; they generally do not signal the insider’s view of the company’s stock.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-01$104.86/sh−393$41,210→ 1,401 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-01$104.86/sh−381$39,952→ 1,674 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3]2026-03-01$104.86/sh−2,651$277,984→ 31,438.846 total
- 6,320
Common Stock
- 968.865(indirect: Savings & Profit Sharing)
Common Stock
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy certain tax obligations in connection with the vesting of previously reported restricted stock units ("RSUs").
- [F2]Includes previously granted RSUs as well as shares received upon the vesting of the RSUs.
- [F3]Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy certain tax obligations in connection with the time-based vesting of previously reported performance stock units ("PSUs").