Dierker Richard A 4

What Happened
Richard A. Dierker, President & CEO and a director of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), received two awards on March 9, 2026. He was granted 34.864 actual shares at $100.39 each (value $3,500) and 1,391.564 phantom/derivative shares at $102.25 each (value $142,287), for a combined reported value of about $145,787. These were awards (transaction code A), not open-market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): 2026-03-09; Filing date: 2026-03-10 (timely filing).
• Awards: 34.864 shares at $100.39 (≈ $3,500) and 1,391.564 derivative/phantom shares at $102.25 (≈ $142,287).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: Phantom shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis (F1); the phantom shares were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash as prescribed by the Plan (F2).
• Transaction type: A = Award/Grant; the larger award is a derivative (phantom stock) rather than an immediate issuance of common shares.

Context
These entries reflect compensation awards rather than purchases or sales. Phantom stock awards are a form of deferred compensation — they may mirror stock value and can convert to shares or be cashed out per plan terms, so they do not necessarily indicate an immediate purchase of stock or a change in insider market exposure. As always, awards are routine components of executive compensation and should be considered alongside other filings and company disclosures.