Buchert Brian D 4

What Happened

• Brian D. Buchert, EVP of Strategy, M&A, and BP at Church & Dwight (CHD), was granted 5.595 phantom/derivative shares on 2026-03-13. The award is recorded at $97.75 per share for a total reported value of $547. This is an award (not a cash purchase or sale) — typical compensation rather than a market buy signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-13; Filing date: 2026-03-16.
• Transaction type: A (grant/award/acquisition) of derivative (phantom) shares.
• Shares granted: 5.595 phantom shares at $97.75 each; total reported value: $547.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — phantom stock shares convert to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. F2 — these phantom shares were granted under the Church & Dwight Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash at the time(s) prescribed by the Plan.
• Timeliness: Filing was submitted 3 days after the transaction; the filing does not indicate a late-report flag.

Context

• These are phantom/derivative shares tied to the company’s stock value and reported as an award under a deferred compensation plan. Such awards are routine executive compensation and do not indicate an open-market purchase or an intent to sell. The filing notes both that the phantom shares can convert 1-for-1 to common stock and that they are intended to be settled in cash under the plan’s terms — meaning settlement method may depend on plan election or timing.