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
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1-10585
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13-4996950
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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469
North Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey
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08543
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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:
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Nominees
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes | |||
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Bradley
C. Irwin
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54,631,232
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182,872
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5,619,353 | |||
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Jeffrey
A. Levick
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54,603,364
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210,740
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5,619,353 | |||
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Arthur
B. Winkleblack
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54,641,888
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172,216
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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:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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59,478,928
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876,389
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78,140
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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.
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CHURCH
& DWIGHT CO., INC.
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Date:
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May
10, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Matthew T. Farrell | |
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Name:
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Matthew
T. Farrell
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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