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): October 26, 2011
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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
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 26, 2011, Joseph A. Sipia, Jr., the Company’s Executive Vice President, President and Chief Operating Officer Specialty Products Division, advised the Company that he will be retiring effective March 1, 2012.
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: | October 26, 2011 | By: | /s/ Matthew T. Farrell | |
| Name: | Matthew T. Farrell | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |||