Richard A. Dierker, President and CEO of Church & Dwight Co Inc /DE/ (NYSE:CHD), filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on August 17, 2026, disclosing the acquisition of phantom stock units under the company's Deferred Compensation Plan on August 14, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Richard A. Dierker, identified as President and CEO and a Director of Church & Dwight Co Inc /DE/.
  • Transaction date: August 14, 2026, with the filing submitted August 17, 2026.
  • Securities acquired: 42.695 phantom stock units, each convertible to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis, according to the filing.
  • Price per unit: $101.3, as stated in the filing's derivative securities table.
  • Post-transaction holdings: Dierker beneficially owns 18,053.862 phantom stock units following the reported transaction, held directly.
  • Settlement terms: The filing states the phantom stock units "are to be settled in cash at such time as prescribed by the Plan."

Dierker's Phantom Stock Acquisition Under Church & Dwight's Deferred Compensation Plan

According to the filing, Richard A. Dierker acquired 42.695 units of phantom stock in Church & Dwight Co Inc /DE/ on August 14, 2026, under the Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. The transaction was coded as an acquisition (A) in the derivative securities table. The filing notes that the phantom stock shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis, and that the underlying security is common stock of the issuer, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CHD.

Church & Dwight Co Inc /DE/ is the issuer identified in the filing. The phantom stock units are derivative securities, and the filing explains that they were acquired under the company's Deferred Compensation Plan, a program through which plan participants may defer compensation into notional equity-linked units. The filing states these units are to be settled in cash, not in shares, at the time prescribed by the Plan. Following the reported acquisition, Dierker's total direct beneficial ownership of phantom stock units stands at 18,053.862, per the filing's post-transaction ownership column. The filing was signed by Cristina Paradiso as attorney-in-fact for Richard A. Dierker on August 17, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed a single derivative securities transaction: the acquisition of 42.695 phantom stock units by Church & Dwight's President and CEO on August 14, 2026, at $101.3 per unit, bringing his total beneficial ownership of such units to 18,053.862, all held directly.