Linares Carlos G. 4

What Happened

• Carlos G. Linares, EVP, Chief Technology & Global New Products at Church & Dwight (CHD), received a grant of 27.984 phantom stock shares on 2026-03-31. The reporting value is $93.32 per share, for a total of about $2,611. This was an award/grant (derivative) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-31; filing date: 2026-04-01 (timely).
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant); derivative phantom stock reported.
• Quantity and price: 27.984 phantom shares at $93.32 each (~$2,611 total).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: Phantom 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 as prescribed by the plan.

Context

• This was a small-value deferred compensation award (phantom stock), not a cash purchase or sale. Phantom shares track the value of common stock but, per the footnotes, will be settled under the company’s deferred compensation plan — typically a long-term, non-immediate payout structure. Such awards are common executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell signal.