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

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of the report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2015
 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
1-10585
13-4996950
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey
08628
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 806-1200
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote  of Security Holders.
 
The proposals submitted by the Company’s Board of Directors to a vote of stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting held on May 7, 2015, and the final results of the voting on each proposal, are noted below.

 Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors

The following nominees were elected by stockholders to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years each:
 
Nominees
  
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
T. Rosie Albright
    
100,783,651
  
1,069,582
    
149,358
      
12,984,295
  
Ravichandra K. Saligram
    
99,290,680
  
2,564,365
    
147,546
      
12,984,295
  
Robert K. Shearer
    
101,261,113
  
589,371
    
152,107
      
12,984,295
  
 

 
Proposal No. 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
 
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The result of the advisory vote is set forth below:
 
   For
    
  Against
    
  Abstain
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
 
97,021,730
      
4,493,636
      
487,225
      
12,984,295
  
 
 
 
 
Proposal No. 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s 2015 consolidated financial statements. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:
 
   For
    
   Against
    
    Abstain
  
 
113,410,339
      
1,408,023
      
168,524
  
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
         
Date:
May 8, 2015
  
By:
/s/ Patrick de Maynadier 
   
Name:
Patrick de Maynadier
   
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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