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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): November 3, 2014
 
 
 


 
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:
 
¨
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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2014, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and providing additional information. This press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 pursuant to this Item 2.02.

ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c)  On November 3, 2014, Matthew T. Farrell became the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
 
Mr. Farrell, age 58, has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer since May 2007, and served as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2006 through May 2007.
 
There are no family relationships between Mr. Farrell and any director or executive officer of the Company.   There are also no relationships between Mr. Farrell and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

In connection with his new position, Mr. Farrell’s annual base salary was increased to $675,000, and his target incentive level under the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan was increased to 75% of his annual base salary.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 
     
 
Exhibit
 
  
 
Description
 
   
99.1
  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. press release, dated November 3, 2014


 
 

 


 
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:
 
November 3, 2014
 
     
By:
 
/s/ Matthew T. Farrell
 
           
Name:
 
Matthew T. Farrell
           
Title:
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer