CHD CEO Richard A. Dierker Receives Phantom Stock Award

What Happened Richard A. Dierker, President, CEO and a director of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), was granted 43.346 phantom stock shares on 2026-08-31. The award is reported as a derivative grant (code A) with an attributable value of approximately $4,325 (43.346 shares × $99.78 per share). This was an award/compensation grant, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-31; Filing date: 2026-09-01 (timely filing).
• Grant type: Derivative award (phantom stock) reported as "A" (award/acquisition).
• Quantity and price: 43.346 phantom shares at $99.78, total ≈ $4,325.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — phantom stock converts to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis; F2 — the phantom shares were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash as prescribed by the Plan.

Context Phantom stock units are compensation vehicles that track the value of common shares (here on a 1:1 basis) but, per the plan, will be settled in cash rather than delivering actual shares. Such grants are routine executive compensation and do not represent an open-market buy or sell that directly signals the insider’s personal trading intent.