Church & Dwight Co Inc DEFA14A, filed Apr 14, 2020
Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Princeton South Corporate Park
500 Charles Ewing Boulevard
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
Additional information regarding the annual meeting of stockholders
To be held on April 30, 2020
The following Notice of Change of Location relates to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) dated March 20, 2020 and made available to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 30, 2020. This supplement to the Proxy Statement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and made available to the Company’s stockholders on or about April 14, 2020. The Company’s Proxy Statement and 2019 Annual Report are available on the Company’s website at www.investor.churchdwight.com or at https://materials. proxyvote.com/171340.
Except as described above, this supplement to the Proxy Statement does not modify, amend, supplement or otherwise affect the Proxy Statement.
THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT
Notice of Change of location
of annual meeting of stockholders
Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Online Meeting Only by Remote Communication - No Physical Meeting Location
To the Stockholders of Church & Dwight:
In light of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), public health concerns, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s declaration of a state of emergency on March 9, 2020, and government-recommended and required limits on public gatherings, and to assist in protecting the health and well-being of the Company’s stockholders, employees, directors, officers and representatives, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) has been changed and will be conducted exclusively online by remote communication. At this time, we expect to resume holding in-person meetings at the next annual meeting.
The meeting will still be held at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2020. As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, stockholders of record as of March 3, 2020 and stockholders holding a valid proxy will be able to vote and ask questions during the meeting by remote participation.
To participate in the Annual Meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHD2020 and enter the 16-digit control number included on your Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials or on your proxy card. You may log into the meeting platform beginning at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2020. The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location and may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. We urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the Proxy Statement.
You may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting. If you wish to submit a question, you may do so during the meeting by logging into the virtual meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHD2020, typing your question into the “Ask a Question” field, and clicking “Submit.” Questions and answers will be grouped by topic and substantially similar questions will be grouped and answered at once.
Technical support will be available by phone to address any technical difficulties beginning at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2020 and will remain available until the meeting has ended. The phone numbers for contacting technical support will be posted on the log-in page for the virtual meeting.
We thank you for your interest in our Company and look forward to your participation at our virtual Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Patrick D. de Maynadier
Corporate Secretary
April 14, 2020
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The 2020 Annual Meeting will be held at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHD2020 on April 30, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The 2020 Proxy Statement and 2019 Annual Report are available on our website at www.investor.churchdwight.com and at https://materials.proxyvote.com/171340. |