Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On
The foregoing description of the amendments to the Company's By-laws is qualified in all respects by reference to the text of the By-laws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
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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 L. Cashaw 190,193,843 2,234,763 446,704 22,300,635 Matthew T. Farrell 175,500,041 16,236,173 1,139,096 22,300,635 Bradley C. Irwin 178,420,163 14,017,490 437,657 22,300,635 Penry W. Price 182,630,041 9,801,282 443,987 22,300,635 Susan G. Saideman 184,279,554 8,167,257 428,499 22,300,635 Ravichandra K. Saligram 175,761,859 16,676,923 436,528 22,300,635 Robert K. Shearer 181,937,236 10,498,396 439,678 22,300,635 Janet S. Vergis 181,322,210 11,015,072 538,028 22,300,635 Arthur B. Winkleblack 177,994,253 14,424,952 456,105 22,300,635 Laurie J. Yoler 184,975,118 7,475,134 425,058 22,300,635
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 160,162,544 31,143,028 1,569,738 22,300,635
Proposal No. 3 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved the frequency of one-year for the advisory vote on compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The result of the advisory vote is set forth below:
1-Year 2-Year 3-Year Abstain Broker Non-Votes 189,766,877 254,288 2,269,868 584,277 22,300,635
As noted above, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, an annual
advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The
Company's Board of Directors has determined that the Company will continue to
include a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive
officers in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the
frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of executives, which, under
Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of
For Against Abstain 202,253,969 12,516,884 405,092
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Proposal No. 5 - Approval of the
The stockholders approved the
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 190,489,660 2,058,706 326,944 22,300,635
Proposal No. 6 - Stockholder Proposal
The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal submitted as Proposal 6. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 67,018,030 124,768,483 1,088,797 22,300,635
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 3.1Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Amended and Restated By-laws, as amended and restatedApril 27, 2023 . 10.1Church & Dwight Co. , Inc Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as approved by the Company's stockholders onApril 27, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A in the Proxy Statement). 99.1 The section entitled "Proposal 5: Approval of theChurch & Dwight Co., Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan" included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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