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): January 30, 2008
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CHURCH
& DWIGHT CO., INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-10585
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13-4996950
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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469
North Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08543
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 683-5900
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.
(d)
On
January 30, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), acting
upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, voted
to
elect Arthur B. Winkleblack and Robert K. Shearer to join the Board as
Directors. Also on January 30, 2008, the Board appointed Messrs.
Winkleblack and Shearer to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee.
Since
January 2002, Mr. Winkleblack has been Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of H. J. Heinz, a global packaged food
manufacturer. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Winkleblack was Acting Chief
Operating Officer-Perform.com and Chief Executive Officer- Freeride.com at
Indigo Capital. Prior to working at Indigo Capital, Mr. Winkleblack
held senior finance positions at the C. Dean Metropoulos Group, Six Flags
Entertainment and Commercial Avionics Systems.
Mr.
Shearer has been with VF Corporation, a global lifestyle apparel company,
since
1986, where he has held the positions of Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since May 2005, and Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial
Officer from July 1998 to May 2005. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Shearer held a senior audit position with Ernst & Young.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
The
Company is furnishing as Exhibit 99.1 the press release issued on February
4,
2008 in connection with the events described above.
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.
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CHURCH
& DWIGHT CO., INC.
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Date:
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February
4, 2008
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By:
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/s/
James R. Craigie
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Name:
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James
R. Craigie
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Title:
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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