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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/

For the period ended May 1, 2025. Filed Mar 20, 2025.

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May 1, 2025 · Filed Mar 20, 2025

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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

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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 andyear-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.

We value our stockholders’ feedback and are committed to engaging in constructive and meaningful dialogue with stockholders throughout the year, including with respect to our performance, governance practices, executive compensation, and the Board’s oversight of risk, strategy, talent and sustainability matters. In 2024, we engaged with a number of stockholders, and topics discussed included our executive compensation program, governance practices, Board education, risk management, political contributions, and sustainability. Meetings regarding those matters were led by our CFO, with support from various subject matter experts within the Company, including our General Counsel, and in some instances a Board member. In addition, we hosted numerous investor meetings on our business performance, category performance, and competitive actions. Those meetings were attended at times by both our CEO and CFO or with our CFO and an investor relations representative. Maintaining a disciplined approach to the discussions and allowing adequate meeting time ensures that matters important to stockholders are not neglected in favor of addressing only current salient issues. Summaries of all of these communications are provided to our Nominating, Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee, as well as our Compensation & Human Capital Committee, as applicable, and the Board.

We remain committed to these ongoing discussions and welcome feedback from all stockholders, who can contact our directors or executive officers as described under “Communication with the Board of Directors.”

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