8-K
filed May 5, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
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Church & Dwight stockholders elect all 11 director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify Deloitte
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
- All 11 director nominees elected; Janet Vergis received lowest support (165.6M for, 27.6M against).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 170.0M for, 23.0M against.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for 2026 approved with 198.4M for, 15.9M against.
- Stockholder proposal rejected: 85.1M for, 107.1M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-01
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors The 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: Nominees For Against Abstain Broker Non- Votes Bradlen S. Cashaw 184,380,743 8,586,848 437,127 21,088,722 Richard A. Dierker 191,745,231 1,455,834 203,653 21,088,722 Bradley C. Irwin 179,213,337 13,870,388 320,993 21,088,722 Penry W. Price 180,507,042 12,695,727 201,949 21,088,722 Susan G. Saideman 185,039,843 7,876,239 488,636 21,088,722 Ravichandra K. Saligram 178,163,831 14,918,203 322,684 21,088,722 Robert K. Shearer 184,791,969 8,425,744 187,005 21,088,722 Michael R. Smith 190,374,119 2,843,398 187,201 21,088,722 Janet S. Vergis 165,635,134 27,592,934 176,650 21,088,722 Arthur B. Winkleblack 182,815,828 10,383,488 205,402 21,088,722 Laurie J. Yoler 185,126,056 7,811,047 467,615 21,088,722
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal at the 2026-05-01 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-01
Exact text from the filing
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 85,102,575 107,107,651 1,194,492 21,088,722
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of the Named Executive Officers at the 2026-05-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-01
Exact text from the filing
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 170,032,434 22,968,505 403,779 21,088,722
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