CHD EVP Brian D. Buchert Receives Phantom Stock Award

What Happened Brian D. Buchert, EVP of Strategy, M&A, and Business Portfolio at Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), was granted 5.782 phantom stock shares on 2026-09-15. The award is reported at a per-share value of $94.58, with a total value of approximately $547. This filing reports an award/grant (transaction code A) of a derivative interest rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-15; Filing date: 2026-09-16 (timely filing).
• Instrument: Phantom stock (derivative); 5.782 shares @ $94.58 each; total reported value ≈ $547.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes: (1) Phantom shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. (2) These phantom shares were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash per the Plan’s terms.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant (not a purchase or sale of actual common shares).

Context Phantom stock awards are a form of deferred compensation that track the value of common shares but, in this case, will be settled in cash under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan. They do not represent immediate ownership of common stock and therefore are generally a compensation event rather than a direct bullish trading signal.