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): January 4, 2017
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)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On January 4, 2017, the Compensation & Organization Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) approved, and the independent members of the Board ratified, a retention equity grant for Louis H. Tursi, Jr., Executive Vice President, North American Sales.
The retention equity grant has a fair value of $1,000,000, to be granted pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. The retention equity grant will be awarded in the form of restricted stock and will vest 100 percent on the second anniversary of the grant date, contingent upon Mr. Tursi’s continued employment with the Company.
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: January 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ Patrick de Maynadier | ||||
| Name: | Patrick de Maynadier | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||