CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/

The Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (“EDCP”) and its predecessors collectively have been in effect for over 20 years. The EDCP is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides potential tax benefits for certain employees in the United States, including our named executive officers. Under the EDCP in effect during 2024, an executive officer could defer up to 70 percent of their salary and, in general, up to 70 percent of amounts paid to the executive officer under the Annual Incentive Plan. In addition, an executive can make a separate deferral, which we refer to below as the “Excess Compensation Deferral,” of up to five percent of compensation that exceeds Internal Revenue Code limits on eligible contributions under the Savings and Profit Sharing Plan. We provide a contribution equal to (i) 100 percent of the Excess Contribution Deferral; (ii) five percent of other salary and Annual Incentive Plan deferrals; and (iii) the profit sharing contributions we would have made to the participant’s account under the Savings and Profit Sharing Plan were it not for the Internal Revenue Code limit on the amount of eligible compensation under that plan and the participant’s deferrals into the EDCP. Amendments were made to the EDCP, effective January 1, 2024, to permit“in-service” account elections, adjust base salary and bonus deferral(s) to 1% minimum and 70% maximum (versus the previous minimum of 10% and the previous maximum of 85%), limit the Company match to active participants and retirees for periods of active service, provide additional flexibility on vesting, and make certain operational investment changes.

Amounts deferred under the EDCP generally are not subject to federal, and in many cases state, income taxes until they are distributed. An executive officer can choose to have his or her contributions allocated to one or more of several notional investments, including a notional investment in our common stock. A participant may not initially allocate more than 50 percent of his or her contributions to our common stock, although the participant can increase the notional common stock amount through intra-plan transfers of notional investments previously made. A participant’s account is adjusted to reflect the deemed rate of return, positive or negative, on the notional investments. An executive officer may choose to receive a payout following retirement, either in a lump sum or in annual installments, in accordance with the terms of the EDCP. The EDCP also includes provisions for payment upon termination(pre-retirement) death or disability. See the “2024 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation” table and accompanying narrative for additional information.