Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held Thursday, April 29, 2021May 2, 2024

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2021May 2, 2024 at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. To support the health and well-being of our employees and stockholders, in light ofand to facilitate stockholder attendance and ability to participate fully and equally from any location around the COVID-19 Pandemic,world at no cost, this year’s meeting will be held virtually via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHD2021.CHD2024. At the meeting stockholders will be asked to consider and take action on the following:

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend, although only those stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 2, 20216, 2024 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any adjournments thereof.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you expect to attend the virtual meeting, we urge you to vote by submitting your proxy. You may vote your proxy four different ways: by mail, via the Internet, by telephone, or during the virtual meeting. Please refer to detailed instructions included herein or with the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials.

Ewing, New Jersey

March 19, 202122, 2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON APRIL 29, 2021:MAY 2, 2024: The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and 20202023 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at: https://materials.proxyvote.com/171340.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

We strive to maintain effective corporate governance practices and policies. We believe that the following practices and policies contribute to our strong governance profile:

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

Princeton South Corporate Park, 500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08628

(609) 806-1200

PROXY STATEMENT

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board for use at the 20212024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held virtually on April 29, 2021,May 2, 2024, and at any adjournments thereof.

Who Can Vote

Each holder of record of our common stock at the close of business on March 2, 20216, 2024, is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on March 2, 2021,6, 2024, there were 245,088,140243,904,772 shares of our common stock outstanding.

Distribution of Proxy Solicitation and Other Required Annual Meeting Materials

The rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) allow us to mail a notice to our stockholders advising that our proxy statement, annual report to stockholders, electronic proxy card, and related materials are available for viewing, free of charge, on the Internet. These rules give us the opportunity to serve you more efficiently by making the proxy materials available quickly online and reducing costs associated with printing and postage. Stockholders may access these materials and vote over the Internet or by telephone or request delivery of a full set of materials by mail or email. We have elected to utilize this process for the Annual Meeting. We began mailing the required notice, called a Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”), to stockholders on or about March 19, 202122, 2024. The proxy materials have been posted on the Internet, at https://materials.proxyvote.com/171340. If you received a Notice by mail, you will not receive a paper or email copy of the proxy materials unless you request one in the manner set forth in the Notice.

How You Can Vote

You may vote by any of the following methods:

If you vote by telephone or via the Internet, please have your Notice or proxy card available. The control number appearing on your Notice or proxy card is necessary to process your vote. A telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies in the same manner as if you marked, signed, and returned a proxy card by mail.

How You May Revoke or Change Your Vote

You have the power to change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting as follows:

executive officers, and the ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.2024, the approval of the proposal to amend our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and the consideration of the Stockholder Proposal. Brokers will not have discretionary authority to vote on the election of our directors, or the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, or the approval of the proposal to amend our Amended and aRestated Certificate of Incorporation. A broker “non-vote” is not counted for purposes of voting on these matters.matters, but will have the same effect as a vote “against” the proposal to amend our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Attending the virtual Annual Meeting

To support the health and well-being of our employees, directors and our stockholders and to facilitate stockholder attendance and ability to participate fully and equally from any location around the world at no cost, this year’s Annual Meeting will be held exclusively online, with no option to attend in person. If you plan to attend the virtual Annual

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Certificate of Incorporation has historically providedprovides for the division of our Board of Directors into three classes, with the directors in each class serving for a term of three years. At our 2018 Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved, and the Company adopted, an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the phased-in transition to the annual election of our Board of Directors. At the 20212024 Annual Meeting, and from this year forward, all of our directors will stand for election for one-year terms on our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors currently consists of 10 members.

At the Annual Meeting, all directors will be elected to serve until the 20222025 Annual Meeting, in each case, until their successors are elected and qualified. Our Board of Directors has nominated James R. Craigie,Bradlen S. Cashaw, Matthew T. Farrell, Bradley C. Irwin, Penry W. Price, Susan G. Saideman, Ravichandra K. Saligram, Robert K. Shearer, Janet S. Vergis, Arthur B. Winkleblack, and Laurie J. Yoler, all of whom currently serve as members of our Board of Directors. All nominees have agreed to be named in this proxy statement and to serve if elected.

We do not anticipate that any of the nominees will become unavailable to serve as a director for any reason. However, if any of them becomes unavailable, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote for any substitute nominee designated by our Board of Directors, unless our Board of Directors determines to reduce the number of directors on our Board.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors, with support and recommendations from the Governance, Nominating & NominatingCorporate Responsibility Committee, oversees the composition and succession of its members. To this end, at least once a year, in connection with the Board’s annual evaluation, the Board evaluates itself, its committees, and each director, each director’s performance, skills, qualifications and future plans, including any retirement objectives. As part of that evaluation, our Governance, Nominating & NominatingCorporate Responsibility Committee identifies areas of overall strength and opportunities for improvement with respect to the Board’s and its committees’ composition.composition, and the Board sets annual objectives and topics to be addressed at its meetings over the coming year.

Our director nominees possess relevant experience, skills and qualifications that contribute to a well-functioning board. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Board should consider whether individual directors possess the following personal characteristics: integrity, education, commitment to the Board, business judgment, business experience, accounting and financial expertise, diversity (which may include differences of viewpoint, professional experience, education, skills, race, gender, national origin or other individual qualities and attributes that contribute to board heterogeneity), reputation, civic and community relationships, high performance standards and the ability to act on behalf of stockholders. Additionally,In January 2024, the Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee reviewed the skills and experiences that they believe Board members should possess. The skills and experiences that the Board seeks in evaluating its composition, and which inform Board succession planning and director nomination processes, as well as the individual experiences, skills and characteristics of our Board members, are highlighted below. The rating for each skill presented below represents the average of self-ratings for all directors, expressed on a percentage ofnumeric basis on a scale of 1 to 5,10, with the score for each director corresponding to the following ratings:

The Governance, Nominating & NominatingCorporate Responsibility Committee and our Board of Directors believe that the nominees listed below collectively possess these attributes, which, together with their respective experience described in the biographical summaries below, make each nominee well qualified to continue to serve on our Board of Directors.

The rating for each skill presented below is intended as a summary and is not an exhaustive list of the qualifications or contributions to the Board. The following chart summarizes the ratingsself-ratings of our Board as a whole on a percentagenumeric basis for each skill under “Skills Numeric”, based on the 1 through 510 scale set forth above:above, while the “Number of Directors” column reflects the number of directors with ratings of at least 7 or greater for the specific skill:

Senior Management			Strategy Development
M&A/Business Development		CPG Industry
Traditional Marketing & Sales		Digital Marketing & Sales
Public Company Governance		Compensation/Human Resources

The Board also seeks to achieve diversity of age, gender, and race/ethnicity, and recognizes the importance of Board refreshment to ensure that it benefits from fresh ideas and perspectives. The following charts demonstrate the Board’s commitment to diversity of backgrounds and Board refreshment. See pages 25-27“Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee” for detailed information on board diversity and refreshment.

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR all of the following nominees.

Information regarding the nominees for our Board of Directors is provided below:below.

Standing for Election for Term Expiring in 2022Director Nominees

				JAMES R. CRAIGIEBRADLEN S. CASHAW
				Director since 20042021 Independent Age: 6760 ◾  Audit Committee ◾  Governance, Nominating &  Corporate Responsibility  Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Craigie was our non-executive Chairman from January 2016 to May 2019. From May 2007 to January 2016, he was our Chairman, President andCashaw has been the Chief Executive Officer. From July 2004 through May 2007, he was our President and Chief Executive Officer. FromOperating Officer of Agropur, a top 15 global dairy processor, since December 1998 through September 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer and2021. He also serves as a member of the boardBoard of directorsDirectors of Spalding Sports WorldwideAgropur, USA and its successor, Top-Flite Golf Co.Agropur Inc. From 1983September 2020 to November 1998,2021, he was the Chief Supply Chain officer for Flowers Foods. Mr. Craigie held various senior management positions withCashaw was Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Dean Foods the nation’s largest fluid dairy producer from March 2016 to September 2019. From October 2013 to August 2015, Mr. Cashaw was Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain for the Cheese & Dairy division at Kraft Foods Inc. PriorGroup. From April 2012 to entering private industry,September 2013, he servedwas Senior Vice President, Snacks Supply Chain at the Kellogg Company. From September 2008 to February 2012, he was the Vice President of Supply Chain for sixQuaker Foods & Snacks, and from November 2006 to September 2008 he was the Vice President, Operations, North America for Quaker Foods. Mr. Cashaw began his career at PepsiCo as a project engineer and held several operations and supply chain roles, including plant manager and director during his tenure of over 24 years as an officer inwith the U.S. Navy.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Craigie currently serves as the non-executive Chairman of the board of directors of Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., a casual dining company. Mr. Craigie is also a member of the board of directors of Newell Brands, a leading

global consumer goods company, the New York Regional Board of UNICEF and is an Advisory board member of Cove Hill Partners, LLC. From November 2006 to May 2014, he was a member of the board of directors of Meredith Corporation, a media and marketing company and from September 2013 to December 2017, Mr. Craigie was a member of the board of directors of TerraVia Holdings, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company.

Director Qualifications

Mr. Craigie’s intimate knowledge of our Company, gained through over 10Cashaw’s more than 35 years of service as our Chief Executive Officer,progressive leadership experience within the consumer packaged goods industry at Fortune 300 companies and leadership over supply chain strategy and operations, enables him to provide important insights regarding our operations, includingBoard of Directors with a valuable global perspective and insight into supply chain matters, such as sales, manufacturing, distribution, finance, marketing,business analytics and strategic planning, and senior management personnel matters. In addition, his leadership in connection with several of our acquisitions and dispositions, together with his stewardship over the sale of several businesses at Spalding Sports Worldwide, underscore his strong ability to evaluate business combination and disposition opportunities. Mr. Craigie’s experience as a member of other public company boards and their committees enables him to provide valuable insights into our corporate governance and risk management.planning.

				MATTHEW T. FARRELL
				Chairman since 2019 Director since 2016 Non-Independent Age: 6467   ◾  Chair, Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Farrell has been our Chairman since May 2019 and President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2016. From November 2014 to December 2015, he was our Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, prior to which he served as our Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since May 2007. From September 2006 through May 2007, he was our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farrell was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alpharma Inc. from April 2002 through August 2006. From July 2000 through April 2002, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications at Ingersoll-Rand Ltd. From November 1994 through June 2000, he held various senior financial positions at AlliedSignal Inc.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Farrell currently serveshas served as a member of the board of directors of Trinseo S.A.,PLC, a global materials supplier of synthetic rubber, latex binders, plastics, and specialty products andsince 2021. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Lydall, Inc., a supplier of engineered thermal, acoustical, and filtration products, in a transitional capacity. Mr. Farrell will not stand for reelection as a director on the board of Lydall at its upcoming annual meeting of stockholdersfrom 2003 to be held on April 20, 2021, and will cease being a director on Lydall’s board at the conclusion of that meeting.2021.

Director Qualifications

Mr. Farrell’s intimate knowledge of our Company, gained through over 1417 years of executive service as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer, combined with his four years of experience as the Chief Financial Officer of a pharmaceutical company and many years of experience in other finance and investor relations roles at large multinational companies, enable him to provide important insights and leadership to us and our Board of Directors regarding our operations, including marketing, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, finance and capital structure, performance management, business analytics, compliance, risk management, public company reporting and governance, and investor relations.

				BRADLEY C. IRWIN
				Lead Director since 2020 Director since 2006 Independent Age: 6265   ◾  Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital  Committee ◾  Governance, & Nominating &  Corporate Responsibility  Committee ◾  Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Irwin retired in December 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Welch Foods Inc., a global processor and marketer of juices and jams, where he served in that capacity since February 2009. Mr. Irwin was President of Cadbury Adams North America LLC, the North American confectionery business unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc. (“Cadbury Schweppes”), from June 2007 through November 2008. From April 2003 through June 2007, Mr. Irwin was President of Cadbury Adams USA LLC, the United States confectionery business unit of Cadbury Schweppes. Mr. Irwin served as President of Mott’s Inc., a business unit of Cadbury Schweppes, from May 2000 through April 2003. From 1980 through 1999, Mr. Irwin served in various capacities for The Procter & Gamble Company.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Irwin currently serves on the boards of directors of Save the Children U.S. and Save the Children International, a large global non-profit delivering education, health and humanitarian support for disadvantaged children. He also serves on the board of directors of Bay State Milling Co, a private grain milling company. Mr. Irwin was a member of the board of directors of Welch Foods from February 2009 to December 2018.

Director Qualifications

Mr. Irwin’s more than 3040 years of experience in the consumer products industry, including his service in executive capacities at large multinational public companies that market products in the same categories as some of our products, enables him to provide valuable insights into a wide variety of matters relating to our operations. These matters include, among others, strategic planning, risk assessment, and international operations.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Irwin currently serves on the boards of directors of Save the Children U.S. and Save the Children International, a large global non-profit delivering education, health and humanitarian support for disadvantaged children. He was a member of the board of directors of Welch Foods from February, 2009 to December, 2018.

				PENRY W. PRICE
				Director since 2011 Independent Age: 5255   ◾  Chair, Compensation & Human  Capital Committee ◾  Audit Committee ◾  Compensation & Organization  Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Price has been the Vice President, Marketing Solutions of LinkedIn Corporation (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation) since October 2013. From June 2011 through October 2013, he was President of Dstillery,

2011, he served in various capacities at Google, Inc., a provider of Internet-related products and services, the last of which was Vice President, Agency Sales and Partnerships, Worldwide. From July 2000 through June 2004, Mr. Price served as Sales Director of Wenner Media, LLC, a company engaged in the publication of magazines and production of radio and television programs, where he was principally responsible for revenue generation and strategic partnerships.

Director Qualifications

Mr. Price’s extensive experience as a senior executive in companies specializing in digital marketing, advertising, and social networks enables him to provide valuable perspectives on our marketing initiatives and strategies, including the use of social media and digital technology to reach new consumers.

				SUSAN G. SAIDEMAN
				Director since 2020 Independent Age: 5861   ◾  Audit Committee ◾  Governance, Nominating &  Corporate Responsibility  Committee

Professional Experience

Ms. Saideman is the founder of Portage Bay Limited LLC and has served as its CEO since September 2019. Ms. Saideman was Vice President, Amazon, Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, from January 2019 to August 2019, Vice President, Amazon Fashion EU from October 2016 to January 2019 and Vice President, Global Vendor Management at Amazon, Inc. from November 2013 to September 2016. From December 2007 to October 2013, Ms. Saideman was President Mars Retail Group, the group responsible for the Direct to Consumer businesses for Mars including M&M’s World, Ethel M and MyM&Ms, from January 2004 to June 2007, she was CEO Mikasa and Company/Arc International, a leader in tableware products, and from December 2002 to June 2003, President, Parker Division, Newell Rubbermaid, a leading global consumer goods company. From May 1998 to December 2002 and August 1991 to May 1998, Ms. Saideman held various positions with increasing responsibility at Campbell Soup Company, a multi-national food company and PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, respectively. Earlier in her career Ms. Saideman held positions at Mt. Trading Company, Bain & Company and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Other Boards and Appointments

Ms. Saideman is a member of the board of directors of MYT Holding LLC,Netherlands Parent B.V., an industry leader in the world of online luxury fashion and retail, and of Prepac Manufacturing Ltd. and FIRST Washington and a Member of the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College.

Director Qualifications

Ms. Saideman’s extensive experience in the “direct-to-consumer” businesses, building brands in the consumer packaged goods industries and leadership over global operational teams, enable her to provide our Board of Directors with a valuable global perspective on direct-to-consumer matters,our digital transformation, ecommerce, marketing, innovation, international operations and technology.

				RAVICHANDRA K. SALIGRAM
				Lead Director since 2023 Director since 2006 Independent Age: 6467   ◾  Chair,  Compensation & Human Capital  Committee ◾  Executive Committee ◾  Governance, &  Nominating & Corporate  Responsibility Committee ◾  Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Saligram has been the President andretired in May 2023 as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Newell Brands, a leading global consumer goods company, where he served in that capacity since October 2019. Prior to that,May 2022. Mr. Saligram was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Newell Brands, from October 2019 to May 2022, and the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, the world’s largest industrial equipment auctioneer, sincefrom July 2014.2014 to October 2019. From November 2010 through November 2013, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the board of directors of OfficeMax Incorporated, a company engaged in business-to-business and retail office products distribution. From 2003 through November 2010, he served in various executive management positions with ARAMARK Corporation, a global food services company, including Executive Vice President, President, ARAMARK International, and Chief Globalization Officer, and Senior Vice President of ARAMARK Corporation. From 1994 through 2002, Mr. Saligram served in various capacities for the InterContinental Hotels Group, a global hospitality company, including as President of Brands & Franchise, North America, Chief Marketing Officer & Managing Director, Global Strategy, President, International and President, Asia Pacific. Earlier in his career, Mr. Saligram held various general and brand management positions with S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. in the United States and overseas.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Saligram was a member of the board of directors of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated from July 2014 to October 2019.2019 and Newell Brands from October 2019 to May 2023.

Director Qualifications

Mr. Saligram’s extensive experience building businesses and brands in the industrial products, office products distribution, consumer packaged goods, hospitality, and consumer and managed services industries and leadership over operational teams in a large number of countries, enable him to provide our Board of Directors with a valuable global perspective on governance and control matters, as well as on strategic planning and risk assessment.

				ROBERT K. SHEARER
				Director since 2008 Independent Age: 6972   ◾  Chair,  Audit Committee ◾  Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Shearer retired in March 2015 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VF Corporation, a global lifestyle apparel company, where he served in that capacity since May 2005. He also served VF Corporation in several other capacities since 1986, including 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 LLP.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Shearer currently serves on the board of directors of YETI Holdings, Inc., a designer, marketer, retailer, and distributor of a variety of innovative, branded, premium products to a wide-ranging customer base and Kontoor Brands, Inc. a global lifestyle apparel company. From May 2015 through April 2016, Mr. Shearer served as a member of the board of directors of The Fresh Market, Inc., a specialty grocery retailer.

Director Qualifications

Mr. Shearer’s recent role as Chief Financial Officer of VF Corporation, coupled with his 12 years of experience in public accounting, enables him to provide our Board of Directors and the Audit Committee with important insights on a range of financial and internal control matters, as well as on matters relating to capital structure, information systems, risk management, public company reporting and investor relations. In addition, his participation in VF Corporation expansion initiatives, including a number of acquisitions and growth in international markets, enables him to provide important insights on international operations, business combination opportunities, and strategic planning.

				JANET S. VERGIS
				Director since 2014 Independent Age: 5659   ◾  Audit  Chair, Governance,  Nominating &  Corporate Responsibility  Committee ◾  Governance  Compensation & NominatingHuman  Capital Committee ◾  Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Ms. Vergis served as an Executive Advisor for private equity firms from January 2013 to December 2019, where she identified and evaluated healthcare investment opportunities. From January 2011 to August 2012, she

Other Boards and Appointments

Ms. Vergis is currently a member of the board of directors of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a global leader in generics and biopharmaceuticals, and Dentsply Sirona, the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental solutions.solutions and SGS, a leading testing, inspection and certification company. She was also a member of the board of directors of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and MedDay Pharmaceuticals from 2015 to 2019 and 2016 to 2021, respectively.

Director Qualifications

Ms. Vergis’ more than 3035 years of healthcare leadership experience, together with her extensive background in research and development, new product development (including products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration), sales, and marketing, combined with her focus in the areas of oral health and women’s health, enable her to provide important perspectives to our Board of Directors on a range of matters relating to our operations.

				ARTHUR B. WINKLEBLACK
				Director since 2008 Independent Age: 6366   ◾  Chair, Compensation &   OrganizationAudit Committee ◾  Executive Committee

Professional Experience

Mr. Winkleblack retired in June 2013 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the HJ Heinz Company, a global packaged food manufacturer, where he had served in such capacity since January 2002. From 1999 through 2001, Mr. Winkleblack was Acting Chief Operating Officer, Perform.com, and Chief Executive Officer, Freeride.com, at Indigo Capital. Earlier inPrior to his career,tenure with Heinz, Mr. Winkleblack held senior financeexecutive positions at thewith various private equity owned businesses from 1996 to 2001, including Perform.com and Freeride.com as part of Indigo Capital, C. Dean MetropoulosMetropolous Group and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation,Corporation. He was VP & CFO of Commercial Avionics Systems, a division of AlliedSignal, Inc.,from 1994 to 1996. Previously, he held various finance, strategy and business planning roles at PepsiCo Inc. from 1982 to 1994. Mr. Winkleblack also provided financial and capital markets consulting services to Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers (“RBA”), an industrial auctioneer, from 2014 to 2019. He served as the Senior Advisor to the then RBA’s CEO, Ravichandra K. Saligram, who also serves on our Board of Directors.

Other Boards and Appointments

Mr. Winkleblack currently serves as a member of the board of directors of The Wendy’s Company, a global quick service restaurant company and Aramark, a global provider of food, facility and uniform services. Hecompany. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Directors of RTI International Metals, Inc.,Aramark, a NYSE-listed company specializing in advanced titanium products forglobal provider of food, facilities and uniform services from 2019 to 2024, and a member of the aerospace, defense and medical device markets andBoard of Directors of Performance Food Group, a company specializing in the distribution of food and food-related products to customers throughout the United States, from 2013 to 2015 and 2015 to 2019, respectively.

				LAURIE J. YOLER
				Director since 2018 Independent Age: 5659   ◾  Governance & Nominating   Committee ◾  Compensation & OrganizationHuman  Capital Committee ◾  Governance, Nominating &  Corporate Responsibility  Committee

Professional Experience

Ms. Yoler is a General Partner at Playground Global, a technology and life sciences venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. She was the Senior Vice President, Business Development of Qualcomm, Inc. and President, Qualcomm Labs, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, Inc., from March 2013 to January 2016, driving internal innovation and exploring opportunities for new businesses, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, investments, and divestitures. From February 2006 to March 2013, Ms. Yoler was a partner and Managing Director at GrowthPoint Technology Partners, a Silicon Valley based investment bank. From September 2004 to July 2005, Ms. Yoler served as Chief Development Officer of Intellectual Ventures LLC, a private equity firm. From March 2001 to September 2004 Ms. Yoler was Vice President, Business Development and Marketing at Packet Design and Precision I/O, two early-stage technology firms. Prior to that, Ms. Yoler was an integral part of the development and launch of many new innovations and products in her roles at Visa Inc., Sun Microsystems, Accenture PLC and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Other Boards and Appointments

Ms. Yoler serves on the Board of Directors of Bose Corporation, a company that designs, develops and sells audio equipment. From 2015 to 2020, Ms. Yoler served as a board member and strategic advisor to Zoox Inc. in the AI/autonomous vehicle and AI software industry until its acquisition by Amazon. She currently serves as a member of the boardsboard of directors of two privately held technology companies, Lacuna and Leaf Logistics.company, Saltbox. From 2003 to 2008, Ms. Yoler was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Tesla, Inc., a company that designs, develops, manufacturesengages in the design, development, manufacture, and sellssale of fully electric vehicles, energy generation and advanced electric vehicle powertrain components.storage systems. Ms. Yoler served on Tesla’s advisory board from 2008 until 2013.

Director Qualifications

Ms. Yoler’s extensive experience in the technology industry, spanning strategy, product, corporate development, global sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions and business development, enables her to provide valuable insights into a wide variety of matters relating to technology, acquisitions, marketing, business development, and international operations.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OTHER BOARD MATTERS

BOARD COMPOSITION

Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of James R. Craigie,Bradlen S. Cashaw, Matthew T. Farrell, Bradley C. Irwin, Penry W. Price, Susan G. Saideman, Ravichandra K. Saligram, Robert K. Shearer, Janet S. Vergis, Arthur B. Winkleblack, and Laurie J. Yoler.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES AND OTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, including guidelines for the determination of director independence, the responsibilities and duties of our Board of Directors, director access to management and independent advisors, director compensation, the committees of our Board of Directors, and other matters relating to our corporate governance, are available on the “Investors” page of our website, www.churchdwight.com. Also available on the “Investors” page are other corporate governance documents, including our Code of Conduct (“Code of Conduct”) and the Charters of the Audit Committee, Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee, Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, and Governance & Nominating Committee.our Political Contributions Policy.

Our website is not part of this proxy statement; references to our website address in this proxy statement are intended to be inactive textual references only.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS INDEPENDENCE

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that a majority of our Board of Directors shall consist of independent directors who meet the criteria for independence required by the NYSE listing standards. A director will be considered independent if our Board of Directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with us (directly, or as a partner, stockholder, or officer of an organization that has a relationship with us). In assessing the materiality of a relationship, our Board of Directors considers all relevant facts and circumstances. In addition to the independence standards established by the NYSE, we have adopted categorical standards under the Corporate Governance Guidelines designed to assist our Board of Directors in assessing independence. Under these standards, none of the following relationships necessarily disqualifies a director or nominee from being considered “independent”:

Our Board of Directors reviewed and analyzed the independence and each nominee for director in January 20212024 to determine whether any particular relationship or transaction involving any director, or any director’s affiliates or immediate family members, was inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent for purposes of serving on our Board of Directors and its committees. During this review, our Board examinedconsidered whether there were any transactions andor relationships between directorseach director nominee or their affiliates and family members and Church & Dwight. As a result of this review, in January 2021, our Board affirmatively determined that each of James R. Craigie,Bradlen S. Cashaw, Bradley C. Irwin, Penry W. Price, Susan G. Saideman, Ravichandra K. Saligram, Robert K. Shearer, Janet S. Vergis, Arthur B. Winkleblack and Laurie J. Yoler is independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and

Our Board of Directors has further determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee, Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee, and Governance, Nominating & NominatingCorporate Responsibility Committee is independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards, and that the members of the Audit Committee and the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee meet the additional independence requirements of the NYSE listing standards applicable to audit committee members and compensation committee members, respectively. In addition, the members of the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee are “non-employee directors” as defined under applicable SEC rules.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

None of the directors who served on the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee in fiscal year 20202023 has ever served as one of our officers or employees. In addition, none of the directors who served on the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee had any relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries during fiscal year 20202023 pursuant to which disclosure would be required under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC pertaining to the disclosure of transactions with related persons. During fiscal year 2020,2023, none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee (or other committee performing similar functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors), of any other entity of which an executive officer of such other entity served on our Board of Directors or the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors meets in regularly scheduled executive sessions without any members of our management, including the CEO, present. The Lead Director, currently Mr. Irwin,Saligram, is responsible for chairing the executive sessions of our Board of Directors. In addition, each of the Compensation & Organization,Human Capital, Governance, Nominating & NominatingCorporate Responsibility and Audit Committees regularly meet alone in scheduled executive sessions without any members of our management, including the CEO, present.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EDUCATION

Regular continuing education programs enhance the skills and knowledge directors use to perform their responsibilities. These programs may include internally developed programs or programs presented by third parties. In 2023, in addition to the regular sustainability and cybersecurity updates and functional deep dives the Board receives at each meeting, the full Board hosted artificial intelligence (AI) experts and engaged in discussions around the current landscape of AI risks, among other topics. Additionally, we encourage our directors to participate in external continuing director education programs. New directors also participate in comprehensive orientation sessions that provide them with a thorough understanding of their fiduciary duties as well as a robust overview of the Company’s business and strategies, which allows new directors to begin making contributions to the Board at the start of their service.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS RISK OVERSIGHT

Our Board of Directors, acting principally through the Audit Committee, is actively involved in the oversight of the significant risks affecting our business. Our Board of Directors’ and the Audit Committee’s risk oversight activities are focused on management’s risk assessment and management processes, as well as on our ethics and compliance program.

Our Internal Audit departmentDepartment administers a vigorous riskan annual detailed Enterprise Risk Management assessment effort every other year, in collaboration with all of our directors and executive officers. This process is designedmanagement to identify and rank the most significant risks that affect our Company, including consideration of a large number of risks associated with companies in the consumer products industry. Formal alignment of the most significant risks occurs between the Board and executive management every other year and as changes in the risk environment necessitate. The assessed risks encompass, among others, economic, industry, enterprise, operational, cybersecurity, data privacy, compliance, sustainabilitySustainability and environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)ESG (including climate change) and financial risks. Our President and Chief Executive Officer assigns an executive officer to lead the management of each of those risks identified as among the most significant. As part of the risk management process, our Internal

Audit departmentDepartment annually prepares an Internal Audit project plan under which it reviews activities directed to mitigate business and financial related risks. This plan is subject to Audit Committee approval.

Our Director, Internal Audit (“Internal Audit Director”) meets quarterly with our executive officers to assess any changes in the magnitude of identified risks, as well as the status of mitigation activities with regard to the most significant risks. Our Internal Audit Director reports directly to the Audit Committee and advises the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis regarding management’s risk assessment process and the progress of mitigation activities designed to facilitate the maintenance of risk within acceptable levels. The Audit Committee, in turn, reports to our Board of Directors with regard to these matters on a quarterly basis.

Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. The Audit Committee oversees management’s implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program, including reviewing risk assessments from management with respect to our information technology systems and procedures, and overseeing our cybersecurity risk management processes. The Audit Committee, which is tasked with oversight of certain risk issues, including cybersecurity, receives reports from the Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information Officer and the Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) each quarter. At least annually, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee also receive updates about the results of exercises and response readiness assessments led by outside advisors who provide a third-party independent assessment of our technical program and our internal response preparedness. The Audit Committee regularly briefs the full Board of Directors on these matters, and the full Board also receives quarterly updatesperiodic briefings regarding our Information Security Program and cyber threats in order to enhance our directors’ literacy on cyber issues. In addition, management will update the Audit Committee, as necessary, regarding cybersecurity incidents, that we may experience. Our management team, including our Chief Information Officer, is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats. The team has primary responsibility for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and oversees both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity consultants. Our management team’s cybersecurity risk management is led by our CISO, who has significant experience across digital innovation and technology-enabled growth, information security, infrastructure, operations and compliance. Our management team supervises efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which include briefings from our Vice President, Global CIO.

Directors or as appropriate with respect to specific sustainabilitySustainability program and ESG matters,priorities, other than those related to human capital matters, including diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”), which are overseen by the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee and reported on to the Board by the Chair of that Committee.

In addition to the efforts of our Board of Directors and the Audit Committee to address risk oversight, the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee annually reviews our compensation policies and practices to confirm that such compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our Company. As a result of its most recent review in 2020,2023, the Compensation & OrganizationHuman Capital Committee concluded that our incentive compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us for the following reasons:

strategic priorities and operations enables him to facilitate effective communication between management and our Board of Directors and ensure that key issues and recommendations are brought to the attention of our Board of Directors and management. We believe that Mr. Farrell is an effective spokesperson for management and our Board of Directors by serving in both positions.

The Board created the Lead Director role as an integral part of a leadership structure that promotes strong, independent oversight of the Company’s management and affairs. Mr. IrwinSaligram has served as the Lead Director since January 2020. TheFebruary 2023, succeeding Mr. Irwin in that role. Key responsibilities of the Lead Director presides overare to:

We believe that the presence of a Lead Director enhances the ability of our Board of Directors to provide additional independent oversight and supplements the following corporate governance practices, which also facilitate independent oversight:

COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

While management has primary responsibility for stockholder engagement, our Board of Directors is regularly informed about management’s stockholder engagement efforts as part of its oversight role and is committed to enhancing stockholder value and to considering requests from our stockholders that will help us achieve this goal. Our stockholder engagement practices and controls, which are designed to support our commitment to constructive communications between our stockholders and the independent directors, include the ability of our stockholders to attend the Annual Meeting, an annual advisory vote on executive compensation (“say-on-pay”), the ability to submit stockholder proposals and recommend candidates for election to our Board, and the ability to communicate directly with our Board of Directors.

Any person who wishes to communicate with our Board of Directors, including the Lead Director or the independent directors as a group, may direct a written communication to our Board of Directors, the Lead Director, or the independent directors, at: Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Princeton South Corporate Park, 500 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, Attention: Secretary. Such correspondence (other than solicitations) will be logged in and forwarded to the Lead Director.

STOCKHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

We recognize the value of and are committed to engaging with our stockholders and soliciting their views and input on various topics. We approach stockholder engagement through various avenues:

Annual Stockholders Meeting

Our annual stockholder meeting is conducted virtually through a live webcast and online stockholder tools, which we believe enhances rather than constrains stockholder access and participation. We initially adopted a virtual meeting format during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to believe that this practice facilitates stockholder attendance and enables stockholders to participate fully, and equally, from any location around the world, at no cost. This format allows all stockholders to communicate with us both in advance of and during the meeting and provides a forum to ask questions of the members of our Board and management. We believe this is the right choice for a Company with a global stockholder base, not only saving costs for the Company and its stockholders, but also increasing the ability to engage with all stockholders, regardless of the amount of stock owned or physical location.

We do not place restrictions on the type or form of questions that may be asked but reserve the right to edit inappropriate questions. During the live Q&A session of the meeting, we endeavor to answer pertinent questions asked during the meeting as well as those asked in advance, as time permits. If we are unable to respond to a stockholder’s properly submitted question during the meeting, we may provide written responses on our corporate website shortly after the meeting, depending on the subject matter and relevance of the questions. Although the live webcast is available only to stockholders at the time of the meeting, a replay of the meeting is made publicly available on the Company’s investor relations website.

For more information about the virtual stockholder meeting, see “Information About The Annual Meeting And Voting.”

Investor Meeting

We hold our annual Investor Meeting (“Investor Meeting”) in January or February of each year. At the Investor Meeting, our CEO and CFO and other members of the executive leadership team discuss the previous quarter and year-end results and provide an update on our strategy and the financial outlook for our upcoming fiscal year. The Investor Meeting is an important opportunity for investors to have access to our management team and provides a deeper understanding of, and direct insight into, our business, strategy, and outlook, as well as any other important topics.

Year-Round Engagement

Our stockholder engagement practices and controls, which are designed to support our commitment to constructive communications between our stockholders and the independent directors, include the ability of our stockholders to cast an annual advisory vote on executive compensation (“say-on-pay”), the ability to submit stockholder proposals and recommend candidates for election to our Board, and the ability to communicate directly with our Board of Directors.

We also engage with our stockholders throughout the year. Our comprehensive stockholder engagement program includes, in addition to the Annual Stockholder Meeting and Investor Meeting, earnings calls and post-earnings communications, conference presentations and meetings, individual meetings and responses to investor inquiries. The multi-faceted nature of our program allows us to maintain meaningful engagement with our broad investor community, including advisory firms.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board has four standing committees as set forth in the table below, as well as a Finance Committee that meets on an ad hoc basis. During 2020,2023, each incumbent director attended at least 75 percent of the aggregate number of meetings held by our Board and all Board committees on which such director served. The following table shows the current members of each of the four standing committees and the number of meetings held during fiscal 2023.