UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of the report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2025

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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

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	~~Trading Symbol~~	~~Name of each exchangeon which registered~~TradingSymbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value	~~CHD~~	~~New York Stock Exchange~~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).

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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~~Item 25.~~02.~~07 ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

~~On May 1, 2025,~~ Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~held ~~a press release announcing~~ its ~~financial~~Annual ~~results~~Meeting ~~for~~of Stockholders (the ~~quarter~~“Annual ~~ended~~Meeting”) ~~March~~on 31May 1, 2025,. ~~and~~The ~~providing~~final ~~additional~~voting ~~information.~~results ~~This~~for ~~press~~each ~~release~~of isthe ~~furnished~~proposals ~~herewith~~submitted asto ~~Exhibit~~a ~~99.1~~vote ~~pursuant~~of tothe ~~this~~Company’s ~~Item~~stockholders 2at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.~~02.~~

~~ITEM~~Proposal 9No.~~01.~~ 1 ~~Financial~~— ~~Statements~~Election ~~and~~of ~~Exhibits.~~Directors

~~(d)~~The ~~Exhibits~~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:

Exhibit	Description
Nominees	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
99.1	Church & Dwight Co., Inc. press release, dated May 1, 2025
Bradlen L. Cashaw		183,643,492		9,207,180		838,907		21,830,227
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)
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

~~SIGNATURE~~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.	~~CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.~~
Date:	May 1, 2025		By:	/s/ Lee B. McChesney
Date: May 2, 2025		By:	/s/ Patrick de Maynadier
		Name:	~~Name:~~Patrick de Maynadier	~~Lee B. McChesney~~
		Title:	~~Title:~~Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	~~Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer~~

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