Buchert Brian D 4

What Happened

• Brian D. Buchert, EVP of Strategy, M&A and Business Planning at Church & Dwight, was granted 5.535 phantom stock shares on July 31, 2026. The reporting shows an acquisition value of $98.81 per share, totaling approximately $547. The transaction is coded as an award (A) and is a derivative grant rather than an open‑market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-31; filing date: 2026-08-03 (filed within the SEC two-business-day window).
• Grant: 5.535 phantom shares at $98.81 per share; total reported value ≈ $547.
• Transaction type: Award (derivative/phantom stock), reported as "Acquired."
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided Form 4 excerpt.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: Phantom shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
  • F2: These phantom shares were granted under the Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash at the time(s) prescribed by that Plan.

Context

• This is a small, routine equity award (deferred/phantom shares) common in executive compensation and does not represent a cash purchase or sale of common stock. Because the award is a phantom share under the Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash per the plan, it functions as a compensation vehicle tracking the company share value rather than an immediate transfer of common stock.