UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Princeton South Corporate Park
500 Charles Ewing Boulevard
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
On March 22, 2017, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), filed a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and at any adjournments thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time at the Company’s Headquarters, Princeton South Corporate Park, 500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08628.
This amendment to the Proxy Statement is being filed with the SEC by the Company to correct a clerical error in the Proxy Statement with respect to the “Potential Payments Upon Termination” table for Matthew T. Farrell, which inadvertently misstated the total amount Mr. Farrell would receive upon a “Non-Change in Control Termination without Cause.”
The “Potential Payments Upon Termination” table for Mr. Farrell appearing on page 59 of the Proxy Statement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:
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Matthew T. Farrell
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Change in Control Termination without Cause Reason ($)
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Non-Change in Control Termination without Cause($)
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Voluntary Termination ($)
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Death or Disability ($)
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| Severance Payments |
6,000,000 | 2,000,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Stock Options |
3,073,141 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Restricted Stock |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Excise Tax and Gross-Ups |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Health and Welfare Benefits |
23,881 | 15,921 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total |
9,097,022 | 2,015,921 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Except as described above, this amendment to the Proxy Statement does not modify, amend, supplement or otherwise affect the Proxy Statement.