Church & Dwight CEO Richard Dierker Receives 44.524-Share Award

What Happened Richard A. Dierker, President & CEO and Director of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), was granted 44.524 phantom stock shares on July 15, 2026. The award is recorded at a per-share value of $97.14, for a total reported value of approximately $4,325. This transaction is an award/grant (derivative), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-15; filing date: 2026-07-16 (timely Form 4 filing).
• Transaction type/code: A (Award/Grant of derivative securities).
• Shares/units granted: 44.524 phantom stock shares at $97.14 per share; total value ≈ $4,325.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in this filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: The phantom stock shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
  • F2: The phantom stock was granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and is to be settled in cash as prescribed by the Plan.

Context This was a compensation award (phantom stock) rather than a market purchase or sale; such grants are routine components of executive pay and do not by themselves indicate a buying or selling signal. Because these are phantom shares under the deferred compensation plan and will be settled in cash per the plan, the grant represents a deferred cash-equivalent benefit rather than immediate issuance of common shares.