-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MuEEybUjVfAyeQr8gssCupV7o5bBwEDxdibDm4Ekx0jZ2BhyI6bT8n8Oah9LomWW 94ify82uQgsClkYLB4bvYQ== 0000313927-03-000512.txt : 20030919 0000313927-03-000512.hdr.sgml : 20030919 20030919112832 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000313927-03-000512 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030919 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20030919 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313927 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SOAP, DETERGENT, CLEANING PREPARATIONS, PERFUMES, COSMETICS [2840] IRS NUMBER: 134996950 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10585 FILM NUMBER: 03902107 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 469 N HARRISON ST CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-5297 BUSINESS PHONE: 6096835900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 469 N HARRISON STREET CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-5297 8-K 1 f8_k091903.txt FORM 8-K - DESCRIPTION OF STOCK UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM 8-K ---------------- CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 19, 2003 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-10585 13-4996950 - -------- ------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 469 North Harrison Street Princeton, New Jersey 08543-5297 (Address of principal executive offices) (609) 683-5900 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events This Form 8-K is being filed for the principal purpose of providing, in one document, a description of the common stock of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the "Company"). In accordance with the interpretation of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in Section G.99 and H.29 of the Division of Corporation Finance Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations (July 1997), the Company intends to incorporate by reference the description of the Company's Common Stock in this Form 8-K in connection with future filings on Form S-3 and Form S-8 in lieu of incorporation by reference of a description of the common stock contained in a registration statement filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, the Company is filing, as an exhibit, the current version of its By-laws, as amended to date. DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK General - ------- Our authorized common stock consists of 100 million shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available for distribution. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. Holders of common stock will have no liability for further calls or assessments and will not be personally liable for the payment of our debts except as they may be liable by reason of their own conduct or acts. Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Charter Documents - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delaware Takeover Statute. We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, the statute prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. For purposes of Section 203, a business combination includes a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Under Section 203, an interested stockholder generally is defined as a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within the three prior years did own) 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting stock. Charter Documents. Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that special meetings of stockholders may only be called by a majority of the directors then in office or by the Chief Executive Officer. Our restated certificate of incorporation also authorizes our board of directors to issue preferred stock that may have voting rights and, if convertible into common stock, could increase the number of shares of common stock outstanding. Additionally, our restated certificate of incorporation: o provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by a consent in writing; o provides for a classified board of directors; o provides that directors may be removed only for cause, and, if so removed, may be replaced by stockholders at the meeting at which such removal is effected by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of our stock entitled to vote for the election of directors; otherwise, the Board of Directors will fill the vacancy; and o provides that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by a resolution adopted by a majority of the "entire board of directors," which is based on the total number of director positions, including vacant positions, and that the board may appoint new directors to fill any newly created directorships. These additional provisions may be amended only by the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of the shares of our stock entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. In addition, our restated certificate of incorporation provides that stockholders must give us advance notice, at least 120 days prior to the anniversary of the mailing of last year's proxy materials, of a proposed nominee for director or of any business to be brought by a stockholder before a stockholders' meeting. The notice must contain specified information. Our restated certificate of incorporation also provides that the following transactions require the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of our stock entitled to vote generally on the election of directors, unless the transaction has been approved by two-thirds of the directors then in office (in which case approval by holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders entitled to vote on the matter is sufficient): (i) the merger or consolidation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary in which we are the surviving corporation and all of our stockholders retain the same proportional voting and equity interest which they had in us prior to the consummation of the transaction; or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition other than in the ordinary course of business to another entity or person of assets in excess of 25% of the value of our gross assets on a consolidated basis at the time of the transaction. These provisions were designed to help assure that all of our stockholders will be treated similarly if certain kinds of business combinations are effected. However, these provisions may make it more difficult to accomplish certain transactions that are opposed by the incumbent board of directors and that could be beneficial to stockholders. Delaware law and these charter provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control of our management, which could depress the trading price of our common stock. Stockholder Rights Plan - ----------------------- In 1999, we renewed the stockholder rights plan that we had adopted in 1989. The rights plan was designed to protect our stockholders in the event of an unsolicited unfair offer to acquire us and to encourage a potential bidder to negotiate with our board of directors. Under the rights plan, each outstanding common share is entitled to one right which is evidenced by the common stock certificate. Each right entitles the registered holder to purchase from us one-hundredth of a share of junior participating cumulative preferred stock at a purchase price of $200.00 per one-hundredth of a share. If certain circumstances occur, including the acquisition by a person of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock, each holder of a right (other than the acquiring person or group) will be entitled to purchase a number of shares of our common stock at a substantial discount. If we are involved in a merger or other business combination at any time after the rights become exercisable, the rights will entitle the holder to acquire a certain number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company at a substantial discount. The rights are redeemable by us under certain circumstances at a redemption price of $.01 per right. The rights will expire on September 13, 2009, unless previously redeemed. The ability of the stockholders other than the acquiring person or group to purchase additional shares at a discount, among other provisions in the rights plan, could cause an unapproved takeover to be much more expensive to a potential acquirer, resulting in a strong incentive for the potential acquirer to negotiate with our board of directors to redeem the rights or approve the transaction, rather than pursue a hostile strategy. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 3.1 By-laws, as amended SIGNATURES 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. Date: September 19, 2003 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. By: /s/ ROBERT A. DAVIES III ------------------------ Robert A. Davies III Chief Executive Officer EX-3 3 f8-kexh3_1.txt FORM 8-K - EXHIBIT 3.1 - BY-LAWS EXHIBIT 3.1 BY-LAWS of CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. A Delaware Corporation As Amended Through January 31, 2001 ARTICLE I OFFICES SECTION 1. The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. SECTION 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require. ARTICLE II MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS SECTION 1. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders and all Special Meetings of Stockholders shall be held at the registered office of the Corporation, or at such other place within or without the State of Delaware as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. SECTION 2. Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held at a time and on a day designated by the Board of Directors within the months of April, May or June of each year. At such Meeting the Stockholders shall elect directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. SECTION 3. Notice of each Annual Meeting, stating the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which Stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and shall be given in the manner set forth in Article VI of these By-Laws not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, to each Stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. SECTION 4. Special Meetings of Stockholders may be called at any time for any purpose or purposes by the Chief Executive Officer or, at his request or at the request of a majority of directors then in office, by the Secretary. SECTION 5. Notice of each Special Meeting, shall be given in the manner set forth in Article VI of these By-Laws not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, to each Stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. Each such notice of Special Meeting shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, the means of remote communication, if any, by which Stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and shall indicate the person or persons calling the meeting. SECTION 6. Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of Stockholders shall be necessary, and shall constitute a quorum, for the transaction of business at such meeting. If a quorum is not present or represented by proxy at any meeting of Stockholders, the holders of a majority of votes entitled to be cast at the meeting who are present in person or represented by proxy, may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented by proxy. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the manner set forth in Article VI to each Stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. SECTION 7. At any meeting of Stockholders each Stockholder having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy. Except as otherwise provided by law, each Stockholder of record shall be entitled to the number of votes for each share of stock as determined in accordance with Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation for each share of stock entitled to vote standing in his name on the books of the Corporation. All elections shall be determined by plurality votes. Except as otherwise provided by law or in the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, any other matter shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast. SECTION 8. Each Stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of Stockholders may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, authorize another person or persons to act for such Stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission, or by such other means as shall otherwise be permitted from time to time by law. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Stockholder executing it, except in those cases where an irrevocable proxy is permitted by law and the proxy indicates that it is intended to be irrevocable. No proxy shall be valid more than three years after its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. SECTION 9. If Authorized by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, Stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of Stockholders may be means of remote communication, to the fullest extent permitted by law: (a) participate in a meeting of stockholders, and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication. ARTICLES III DIRECTORS SECTION 1. The Board of Directors shall manage the business of the Corporation and shall have and may exercise all the powers of the Corporation except in cases where such power is reserved to the Stockholders by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws. SECTION 2. The number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors shall be such number, not less than three nor more than fifteen, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Article FIFTH of the Certificate of Incorporation. As used in these By-Laws, the term "entire Board of Directors" means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies. SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, the directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders by a plurality vote, by written ballot, and each director elected shall serve until the third succeeding Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if authorized by the Board of Directors, the election of directors may be, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission or by such other means as may be permitted from time to time by law. SECTION 4. Any of the directors may be removed and the resulting vacancy filled only in accordance with Article FIFTH of the Certificate of Incorporation. SECTION 5. The books of the Corporation, except such as are required by law to be kept within the State of Delaware, may be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. SECTION 6. The Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, and irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, shall have authority to establish reasonable compensation of any or all directors for services to the Corporation as directors, officers or otherwise. ARTICLE IV MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECTION 1. The first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and at the place thereof, and no notice of such meeting need be given to the newly elected directors. If such first meeting is not so held, it shall be held at a time and place specified in a notice given in the manner provided for notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors. SECTION 2. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held upon such notice, or without notice, and at such times and at such places within or without the State of Delaware, as shall from time to time be determined by the Board. SECTION 3. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or at his request or at the request of any five directors by the Secretary on at least two days' notice to each director. SECTION 4. Whenever notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors is required, the notice shall be given in the manner set forth in Article VI of these By-Laws and shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting. Except as provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or other provisions of these By-Laws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice thereof. SECTION 5. Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation or other provisions of these By-Laws, a majority of the directors in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of directors, a majority of the directors present at such meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice of the adjourned meeting other than announcement at the meeting. SECTION 6. Any action of the Board of Directors which is required to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if written consent to the action is signed by all the members of the Board of Directors and filed with the minutes of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE V COMMITTEES SECTION 1. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees, each consisting of two or more directors. The Board of Directors may designate in like manner one or more of its members to serve as alternates on such committees. To the extent permitted by law, the Executive Committee shall have and exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except as the Board shall otherwise expressly provide, and the other committees shall have such authority as the Board shall provide by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board. The Board of Directors, acting as aforesaid, shall have power at any time to change the membership of any such committees, to fill vacancies in the membership thereof, and to discharge any such committees. SECTION 2. Each committee, as and when the Board of Directors shall require, shall keep records of its actions and report upon the same to the Board. Unless the Board shall otherwise provide, a majority of the members of any committee may determine its actions and the procedures to be followed at its meetings, and may fix the time and place of its meetings. SECTION 3. Any action of any committee which is required to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if written consent to the action is signed by all the members of the committee and filed with the records of the committee. ARTICLE VI NOTICES AND WAIVERS THEREOF SECTION 1. Whenever notice is required to be given to any Stockholder, such notice shall be given personally, by mail or by such other means as shall otherwise be permitted from time to time by law. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, directed to the Stockholder at his address as it appears on the record of Stockholders. SECTION 2. Whenever notice is required to be given to any director, the notice shall be given personally (including by telephone), or by mail, telegram, cable, by mail, other public instrumentality or by such other means as shall otherwise be permitted from time to time by law. Such notice shall be deemed given, if (i) mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid (ii) telegraphed, cabled or sent by other public instrumentality, when delivered to the telegraph company, cable company, or other public instrumentality, directed to the director at his business address (or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary a written request that notices to him be directed to some other address, then directed to him at such other address) or (iii) given by such other means, when provided for from time to time by law. SECTION 3. Whenever any notice is required to be given to any stockholder or any director, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the meeting, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. In addition, any stockholder attending a meeting of stockholders in person or by proxy without protesting the lack of notice prior to the meeting or at its commencement, and any director attending a meeting of the Board of Directors without protesting the lack of notice prior to the meeting or at its commencement, shall be conclusively deemed to have waived notice of such meeting. ARTICLE VII OFFICERS SECTION 1. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Vacancies among these officers may be filled and additional such officers may be elected by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, one or more Assistant Secretaries and such other officers of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine to be desirable. The Board of Directors may also elect from among their number a Chairman of the Board who also shall be an officer of the Corporation. Any two or more such offices may be held by the same person. The Board of Directors shall designate one officer as Chief Executive Officer, and may designate one officer as Chief Operating Officer. The Vice President Finance shall be the Chief Financial Officer wherever said designation is legally required. SECTION 2. An officer shall hold office for such term as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time, for cause or without cause, by the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. The compensation of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or in such manner as it may provide. SECTION 4. The Chairman of the Board, if there be a Chairman, shall preside at all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which he shall be present, and shall have such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or by these By-Laws. If there be no Chairman, or in his absence or disability, the President shall preside at all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors. SECTION 5. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall have general and active management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the authority, in his discretion, to vote, or give a proxy to vote, the stock of the Corporation's subsidiaries held in the name of the Corporation at meetings of stockholders of such subsidiaries, or to consent on behalf of the Corporation to any action of stockholders in lieu of a meeting. SECTION 6. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, if there be one, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer unless the Chief Executive Officer in contemplation of his absence shall in writing have designated some other officer of the Corporation to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer. If there be no Chief Operating Officer, then the officers of the Corporation in order of their seniority shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer, unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise direct. SECTION 7. The Chief Executive Officer may also appoint one or more officers of any division or department of the Corporation, with duties and power limited to such division or department, but no such division or department officer shall be deemed to be an officer of the Corporation by virtue of such appointment. SECTION 8. The other officers and the agents and employees of the Corporation shall each generally assist the Chief Executive Officer and have such powers and perform such duties in the management of the property and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, as generally pertain to their respective offices, as well as such powers and duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board. The Board may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his duties. ARTICLE VIII CERTIFICATE FOR SHARES SECTION 1. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be presented by certificates, in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, signed by the Chairman, President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. SECTION 2. The signatures of the officers of the Corporation or the officers of the transfer agent or registrar upon a certificate may be facsimiles. If any such officer who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate, shall cease to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of its issue. SECTION 3. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may prescribe such terms and conditions precedent to the issuance of the new certificate as it deems expedient, and may require such indemnities as it deems adequate to protect the Corporation from any claim that may be made against it with respect to any certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed. SECTION 4. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate representing shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of lawful succession, assignment or authority to transfer, a new certificate shall be issued to the person entitled thereto, and the old certificate cancelled and the transaction recorded upon the books of the Corporation. SECTION 5. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for determination of the Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Stockholders, or to receive payment of any dividend or allotment of any rights, or to take or be the subject of any other action. Such date shall be not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of such meeting nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. If no record date is so fixed, the record date shall be as provided by law. When a determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Stockholders has been made as provided in this Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting. SECTION 6. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and the Corporation shall be entitled to hold a person registered on its books as the owner of shares liable for calls and assessments, if any may legally be made, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in shares of its stock on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware. ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION SECTION 1. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Liability of Directors for Unlawful Payment of Dividend or Unlawful Stock Purchase or Redemption, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. SECTION 2. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgement, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. SECTION 3. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgement in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. SECTION 4. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 2 and 3 of this Article or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees)actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. SECTION 5. Any indemnification under Sections 2 and 3 of this Article (unless ordered by a Court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in said Sections 2 and 3. Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable and a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel (compensated by the Corporation) in a written opinion, or (3) by the Stockholders. SECTION 6. Expenses incurred in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, or threat thereof, may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors in the manner provided in Section 5 of this Article upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. SECTION 7. The indemnification provided by this Article shall be a contract right and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity, and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. SECTION 8. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of itself or any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the Article. SECTION 9. The provisions of this Article shall be deemed retroactive and shall provide all indemnity provided by the other sections of this Article IX for all acts and omissions of the officers and directors of the Corporation since the date of incorporation. ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its creation, the words "Corporate Seal Delaware", and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. When so authorized by the Board or a duly empowered committee thereof, a facsimile thereof may be affixed or reproduced in lieu of the corporate seal. SECTION 2. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 in each year. SECTION 3. Stockholders shall have no right except as conferred by statute, to inspect any books, papers or accounts of the Corporation. ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS SECTION 1. These By-Laws may be amended or repealed, and new By-Laws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders at any regular or special meeting. The undersigned, duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. hereby certifies that the foregoing are the re-stated By-Laws of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., duly adopted by the stockholders at their annual meeting May 9, 1972 as amended thereafter on May 5, 1980, March 25, 1981, May 25, 1988, September 23, 1992 and January 31, 2001. /s/ MARK A. BILAWSKY ---------------------------------- Mark A. Bilawsky, Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----