CHD EVP exercises options and sells 10,000 shares

Church & Dwight executive Carlos G. Linares exercised stock options and sold common shares on the same day.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Church & Dwight executive Carlos G. Linares exercised stock options and sold common shares on the same day. He exercised options for 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $50.2800 per share, then sold 10,000 shares in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $99.7067 per share, with actual sale prices ranging from $99.1201 to $100. Following these transactions, he directly holds 4,667.8102 shares of Common Stock and indirectly holds 257.9268 shares through a profit sharing/savings plan trust, along with 30,750 stock options.

Insider Trade Summary

Exercise and Sale: 10,000 shares ($494K approx. pre-tax spread)

Exercise and Sale 7 txns

Insider Linares Carlos G.

Role EVP Chief Tech&Global New Prod

Sold 10,000 shs ($997K)

Approx. gross sale proceeds $997K

Approx. exercise cost $503K

Approx. pre-tax spread $494K

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Stock Option (right to buy)	10,000	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise	Common Stock	10,000	$50.28	$503K
Sale	Common Stock	10,000	$99.7067	$997K
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (right to buy) — 30,750 contracts (Direct); Common Stock — 6,167.8102 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 257.9268 shares (Indirect, Prfit Sharing/saving Plan Trust)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually paid in this transaction range from $99.1201 to $100. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.

Key Figures

Shares sold: 10,000 shares Weighted average sale price: $99.7067 per share Sale price range: $99.1201–$100 per share +5 more

8 metrics

Shares sold 10,000 shares Common Stock open-market sale on 2026-06-16

Weighted average sale price $99.7067 per share Common Stock sale on 2026-06-16

Sale price range $99.1201–$100 per share Range of prices for 10,000-share sale

Options exercised 10,000 shares Stock Option (right to buy) exercise

Option exercise price $50.2800 per share Exercise price for 10,000 underlying shares

Direct common shares after 4,667.8102 shares Direct CHD Common Stock holdings post-transaction

Indirect common shares after 257.9268 shares Indirect holdings via profit sharing/savings plan trust

Stock options after 30,750 options Stock Option (right to buy) position after exercise

Key Terms

Stock Option (right to buy), open-market sale, weighted average price, Profit Sharing/saving Plan Trust, +1 more

5 terms

Stock Option (right to buy) financial

"security_title: "Stock Option (right to buy)""

open-market sale financial

"transaction_action: "open-market sale""

An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.

weighted average price financial

"The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price."

Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.

Profit Sharing/saving Plan Trust financial

"nature_of_ownership: "Prfit Sharing/saving Plan Trust""

derivative exercise/conversion financial

"transaction_action: "derivative exercise/conversion""

FAQ

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What did CHD executive Carlos G. Linares do in this Form 4 filing?

Carlos G. Linares exercised stock options and sold shares of Church & Dwight common stock. He exercised 10,000 options and sold 10,000 shares in an open-market transaction, updating both his direct and indirect ownership positions in the company.

How many Church & Dwight (CHD) shares did Carlos G. Linares sell?

He sold 10,000 shares of Church & Dwight common stock. The sale was reported as an open-market transaction, with a weighted average price and a disclosed range of individual sale prices across that transaction.

At what prices were Carlos G. Linares’s CHD share sales and option exercise reported?

The 10,000 shares sold had a weighted average price of $99.7067 per share, with sale prices ranging from $99.1201 to $100. The 10,000 options exercised had an exercise price of $50.2800 per share.

What are Carlos G. Linares’s CHD holdings after these transactions?

After the transactions, he directly holds 4,667.8102 shares of Church & Dwight common stock and indirectly holds 257.9268 shares through a profit sharing/savings plan trust, plus 30,750 stock options classified as a right to buy.

What type of derivative security did Carlos G. Linares exercise in CHD?

He exercised a stock option described as a “Stock Option (right to buy)” covering 10,000 underlying shares of common stock. After exercising, the filing shows 30,750 stock options remaining, with the exercised options carrying a $50.2800 exercise price.

What does the weighted average price mean in Linares’s CHD share sale?

The weighted average price of $99.7067 reflects multiple sale prices for the 10,000 shares. The filing notes individual sale prices ranged between $99.1201 and $100, and detailed breakdowns are available upon request to the issuer or regulators.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Linares Carlos G.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PRINCETON SOUTH CORPORATE PARK

(Street)

EWING NEW JERSEY 08628

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ [ CHD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	EVP Chief Tech&Global New Prod

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/16/2026		M		10,000	A	$50.28	14,667.8102	D
Common Stock	06/16/2026		S		10,000	D	$99.7067(1)	4,667.8102	D
Common Stock								447	D
Common Stock								504	D
Common Stock								549	D
Common Stock								257.9268	I	Prfit Sharing/saving Plan Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$50.28	06/16/2026		M			10,000	06/18/2021	06/18/2028	Common Stock	10,000	$0	30,750	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually paid in this transaction range from $99.1201 to $100. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.

	/s/ Cristina Paradiso, attorney-in-fact for Carlos G. Linares	06/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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