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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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): May 6, 2010
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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
1-10585
13-4996950
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

469 North Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey
08543
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 683-5900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
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Item 5.07.  Sumission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 6, 2010. The following nominees were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years:
 
Nominees
 
For
 
Withheld
   Broker Non-Votes
Bradley C. Irwin
 
54,631,232
 
182,872
   5,619,353
Jeffrey A. Levick
 
54,603,364
 
210,740
    5,619,353
Arthur B. Winkleblack
 
54,641,888
 
172,216
    5,619,353
 
The Company’s other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting are: T. Rosie Albright, James R. Craigie, Robert A. Davies, III, Rosina B. Dixon, M.D., Robert D. LeBlanc, Ravichandra K. Saligram, Robert K. Shearer and Arthur B. Winkleblack.  J. Richard Leaman, Jr. retired from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the Annual Meeting.
 
In addition to the election of three directors, stockholders voted on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s 2010 consolidated financial statements. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
59,478,928
 
876,389
 
78,140
 



 
 
 
 


 
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:
May 10, 2010
 
By:
/s/ Matthew T. Farrell 
   
Name:
Matthew T. Farrell
   
Title:
Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer