Rene Hemsey, Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer of Church & Dwight Co Inc /DE/ (NYSE:CHD), filed a Form 4 on August 26, 2026, reporting a stock option exercise and same-day sale of common stock transacted on August 25, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Option exercise: Hemsey exercised a stock option to acquire 5,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $47 per share on August 25, 2026.
  • Same-day sale: 5,000 shares were sold on August 25, 2026, at a price of $102.255 per share.
  • Remaining direct ownership: Following the transactions, Hemsey directly held 8,086.063 shares of common stock.
  • Indirect holdings: Hemsey also holds 4,926.2621 shares indirectly through a Savings and Profit Sharing plan.
  • Option fully exercised: The stock option, with an expiration date of October 3, 2026, was fully exercised, leaving 0 derivative securities remaining.

Hemsey Option Exercise and Share Sale Details

According to the filing, Rene Hemsey, who serves as EVP and Chief HR Officer of Church & Dwight Co Inc /DE/, executed two transactions on August 25, 2026. The first was a stock option exercise (transaction code M) in which Hemsey acquired 5,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $47 per share. The option had been exercisable since October 3, 2019, and was set to expire on October 3, 2026. The filing reports the price of the derivative security as $0, and following the exercise, 0 stock options remain held.

In a separate transaction on the same date, the filing reports the disposal (transaction code S) of 5,000 shares of common stock at a price of $102.255 per share. After both transactions, Hemsey's direct beneficial ownership stands at 8,086.063 shares of common stock. The filing also lists additional direct holdings of 427, 459, and 531 shares of common stock, as well as an indirect holding of 4,926.2621 shares through a Savings and Profit Sharing arrangement.

The Form 4 was signed by Cristina Paradiso as attorney in fact for Rene Hemsey and filed on August 26, 2026. No Rule 10b5-1 plan checkbox was indicated for these transactions.

What Was Disclosed

The filing discloses a stock option exercise and same-day open-market sale of 5,000 shares of Church & Dwight common stock by EVP and Chief HR Officer Rene Hemsey on August 25, 2026, along with the resulting beneficial ownership positions.