UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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): October 28, 2015
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 1-10585 | 13-4996950 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey | 08628 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (609) 806-1200
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On October 28, 2015, the Compensation & Organization Committee of the Board of Directors (the Board) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the Company) approved and, the independent members of the Board ratified, retention equity grants for each of Steven P. Cugine, Executive Vice President, International and Global New Product Innovation, and Louis H. Tursi, Jr., Executive Vice President, North American Sales.
For each of Messrs. Cugine and Tursi, the Board approved retention equity grants with a fair value of $500,000, to be granted pursuant to the terms of the Companys Long-Term Incentive Plan. The retention equity grant awards will be awarded in the form of restricted stock and will vest three years after their grant date of January 4, 2016, contingent upon the recipients continued employment with the Company.
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: October 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ Patrick de Maynadier | ||||
Name: | Patrick de Maynadier | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |