Shareholder Vote

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 1, 2025       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 5.07 Submission 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 1, 2025. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth 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 one year each, or until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results for each director nominee were as follows:   Nominees    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non- Votes   Bradlen L. Cashaw      183,643,492        9,207,180        838,907        21,830,227   Richard A. Dierker Matthew T. Farrell      189,342,712 181,556,118          3,936,145 11,722,999          410,722 410,462          21,830,227 21,830,227     Bradley C. Irwin      179,693,211        13,276,143        720,225        21,830,227   Penry W. Price      171,543,373        21,689,918        456,288        21,830,227   Susan G. Saideman      185,612,559        7,531,092        545,928        21,830,227   Ravichandra K. Saligram      179,915,184        12,957,029        817,366        21,830,227   Robert K. Shearer Michael R. Smith      183,025,774 189,930,009          10,200,497 3,303,846          463,308 455,724          21,830,227 21,830,227     Janet S. Vergis      175,924,048        16,720,752        1,044,779        21,830,227   Arthur B. Winkleblack      181,932,255        11,302,75        454,567        21,830,227   Laurie J. Yoler      185,621,566        7,516,725        551,288        21,830,227   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 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The result of the advisory vote is set forth below:   For   Against   Abstain    Broker Non-Votes 171,434,383   21,685,773   569,423    21,830,227 Proposal No. 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:   For   Against   Abstain 201,429,583   13,700,151   390,072 Proposal No. 4 – Stockholder Proposal The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal submitted as Proposal 4. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:   For   Against   Abstain    Broker Non-Votes 27,836,185   165,085,788   767,606    21,830,227 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:  May 2, 2025     By:   /s/ Patrick de Maynadier     Name:   Patrick de Maynadier     Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary