SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 6, 2010
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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 1-10585 | 13-4996950 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
469 North Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey | 08543 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 683-5900
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Item 5.07. Sumission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 6, 2010. The following nominees were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years:
Nominees | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Bradley C. Irwin | 54,631,232 | 182,872 | 5,619,353 | |||
Jeffrey A. Levick | 54,603,364 | 210,740 | 5,619,353 | |||
Arthur B. Winkleblack | 54,641,888 | 172,216 | 5,619,353 |
The Company’s other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting are: T. Rosie Albright, James R. Craigie, Robert A. Davies, III, Rosina B. Dixon, M.D., Robert D. LeBlanc, Ravichandra K. Saligram, Robert K. Shearer and Arthur B. Winkleblack. J. Richard Leaman, Jr. retired from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the Annual Meeting.
In addition to the election of three directors, stockholders voted on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s 2010 consolidated financial statements. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
59,478,928 | 876,389 | 78,140 |
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 10, 2010 | By: | /s/ Matthew T. Farrell | |
Name: | Matthew T. Farrell | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer |