---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-311830"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHD"
cik: "0000313927"
company_name: "CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2022-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T23:42:16.052017+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Church & Dwight amends bylaws to adopt Rule 14a-19 universal proxy rules and other technical changes

## Summary
- Stockholders submitting nominations under Rule 14a-19 must represent compliance with minimum solicitation requirements.
- Background information and disclosures from nominating stockholders, proposed nominees, and associated persons are expanded.
- Stockholders giving notice of nominations or proposals must update and supplement notices to keep information accurate.
- No additional or substitute nominations are allowed after the applicable nomination deadline expires.
- Other technical, clarifying, and conforming changes are made to the bylaws.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-311830
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHD
- cik: 0000313927
- company_name: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2022-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000119312522311830/0001193125-22-311830-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000119312522311830/d405936d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/: 公司修订了细则，增加与Rule 14a-19相关的股东提名要求，并进行了其他技术性、澄清性和一致性修改。 (effective 2022-12-23).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2022-12-23
  source text: On December 23, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s By-laws (the “By-laws”). The amendments to the By-laws, among other things, (i) require stockholders submitting a nomination pursuant to Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to represent that they intend to comply with the minimum solicitation requirements of Rule 14a-19, and provide evidence that certain requirements of Rule 14a-19 have been satisfied, (ii) incorporate certain other technical changes in light of the adoption of Rule 14a-19, (iii) require additional background information and disclosures from nominating or proposing stockholders, proposed nominees and certain other persons associated with nominating or proposing stockholders, (iv) require stockholders who gave notice of any nomination or proposal to be brought before a meeting of the Company’s stockholders to update and supplement such notice, if necess
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313927/000119312522311830/0001193125-22-311830-index.htm

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