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 5, 2016

 

 

 

LOGO

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.

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 5, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”). The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders are set forth 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, except for Mr. Farrell who was elected to serve a term of two years. The voting results for each director nominee were as follows:

 

Nominees

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Matthew T. Farrell

     96,447,151         778,854         77,667         16,611,132   

Bradley C. Irwin

     96,482,185         745,432         76,055         16,611,132   

Penry W. Price

     96,696,094         529,805         77,773         16,611,132   

Arthur B. Winkleblack

     96,527,886         693,488         82,298         16,611,132   

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 Annual Meeting. The result of the advisory vote is set forth below:

 

For

   Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
92,729,618    4,372,721    201,333    16,611,132

Proposal No. 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:

 

For

   Against    Abstain
112,210,975    1,582,593    121,236

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 6, 2016     By:  

/s/ Patrick de Maynadier

  Name:   Patrick de Maynadier
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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