form8-kvoting.htm


 
UNITED STATES
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 1, 2014
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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.)

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)

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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 Annual Meeting, 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
 
James R. Craigie
   
98,074,378
 
5,691,421
   
1,237,178
     
13,453,191
 
Robert D. LeBlanc
   
101,528,316
 
3,293,464
   
181,197
     
13,453,191
 
Janet S. Vergis
   
104,093,206
 
756,233
   
153,538
     
13,453,191
 
 


Proposal No. 2 — Advisory Vote on Compensation of 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 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The result of the advisory vote is set forth below:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
100,592,826
     
3,214,990
     
1,195,161
     
13,453,191
 
 
 
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 2014 consolidated financial statements. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
 
116,226,941
     
2,016,290
     
212,937
 
  
 
 

 
 
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 2, 2014
 
By:
/s/ Patrick de Maynadier 
   
Name:
Patrick de Maynadier
   
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary