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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