Executive Change

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): July 22, 2024       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:     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1 par value   CHD   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 22, 2024, Barry A. Bruno, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and President – Consumer Domestic of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he has decided to leave the Company to pursue an external opportunity. Mr. Bruno will continue in his current role until early October. The Company expects to name a successor later this year.   SIGNATURES 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: July 25, 2024   By:        /s/ Matthew T. Farrell   Name:     Matthew T. Farrell   Title:     Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer