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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2005

 

Commission file number 1-10585

 


 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   13-4996950

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
469 North Harrison Street, Princeton, N.J.   08543-5297
(Address of principal executive office)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 683-5900

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes  x    No  ¨

 

As of May 6, 2005, there were 63,485,239 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

 

ITEM

        PAGE

1.    Financial Statements    3
2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis    15
3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk    18
4.    Controls and Procedures    18
     PART II     
4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    19
6.    Exhibits    19

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended

 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)    Apr. 1,
2005


    Apr. 2,
2004


 

Net Sales

   $ 420,674     $ 295,991  

Cost of sales

     260,437       199,429  
    


 


Gross Profit

     160,237       96,562  

Marketing expense

     37,647       24,188  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     55,438       33,914  
    


 


Income from Operations

     67,152       38,460  

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     1,270       9,824  

Investment earnings

     783       464  

Other income (expense) — net

     (740 )     425  

Interest expense

     (10,610 )     (4,531 )
    


 


Income before minority interest and taxes

     57,855       44,642  

Minority interest

     (9 )     6  
    


 


Income before taxes

     57,864       44,636  

Income taxes

     20,163       14,730  
    


 


Net Income

     37,701       29,906  

Retained earnings at beginning of period

     510,480       435,677  
    


 


       548,181       465,583  

Dividends paid

     3,799       3,268  
    


 


Retained earnings at end of period

   $ 544,382     $ 462,315  
    


 


Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic

     63,321       61,323  
    


 


Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

     69,002       67,710  
    


 


Net income per share - Basic

   $ 0.60     $ 0.49  
    


 


Net income per share - Diluted

   $ 0.56     $ 0.46  
    


 


Dividends per share

   $ 0.06     $ 0.05  
    


 


 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)    Apr. 1,
2005


    Dec. 31,
2004


 

Assets

                

Current Assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 101,902     $ 145,540  

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $1,879 and $1,171

     187,944       166,203  

Inventories

     157,837       148,898  

Deferred income taxes

     5,308       7,600  

Current portion of long-term note receivable

     1,213       1,015  

Prepaid expenses

     10,741       11,240  

Assets held for sale

     13,300       13,300  
    


 


Total Current Assets

     478,245       493,796  
    


 


Property, Plant and Equipment (Net)

     331,212       332,204  

Note Receivable

     6,324       7,751  

Equity Investment in Affiliates

     12,590       13,255  

Long-term Supply Contracts

     4,684       4,881  

Tradenames and Other Intangibles

     472,439       474,285  

Goodwill

     512,941       511,643  

Other Assets

     42,501       40,183  
    


 


Total Assets

   $ 1,860,936     $ 1,877,998  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current Liabilities

                

Short-term borrowings

   $ 106,538     $ 98,239  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     231,196       242,024  

Current portion of long-term debt

     4,564       5,797  

Income taxes payable

     23,598       11,479  
    


 


Total Current Liabilities

     365,896       357,539  
    


 


Long-term Debt

     679,356       754,706  

Deferred Income Taxes

     114,338       108,216  

Deferred and Other Long-term Liabilities

     42,795       39,384  

Pension, Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits

     57,260       57,836  

Minority Interest

     281       287  

Commitments and Contingencies

                

Stockholders’ Equity

                

Preferred Stock-$1.00 par value

                

Authorized 2,500,000 shares, none issued

     —         —    

Common Stock-$1.00 par value

                

Authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 69,991,482 shares

     69,991       69,991  

Additional paid-in capital

     50,597       47,444  

Retained earnings

     544,382       510,480  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

     (1,385 )     (3,110 )
    


 


       663,585       624,805  

Common stock in treasury, at cost:

                

6,542,719 shares in 2005 and 6,803,296 shares in 2004

     (62,575 )     (64,775 )
    


 


Total Stockholders’ Equity

     601,010       560,030  
    


 


Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 1,860,936     $ 1,877,998  
    


 


 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended

 
(Dollars in thousands)    Apr. 1,
2005


    Apr. 2,
2004


 

Cash Flow From Operating Activities

                

Net Income

   $ 37,701     $ 29,906  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     10,895       8,984  

Net loss (gain) on disposal of assets

     154       (346 )

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     (1,270 )     (9,824 )

Deferred income taxes

     4,118       6,099  

Other (principally foreign exchange)

     2,310       (62 )

Change in assets and liabilities:

                

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

     (21,775 )     6,254  

Increase in inventories

     (8,952 )     (14,143 )

Decrease in prepaid expenses

     484       233  

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (10,856 )     (1,013 )

Increase in income taxes payable

     14,475       4,813  

Increase in other liabilities

     3,877       210  
    


 


Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

     31,161       31,111  
    


 


Cash Flow From Investing Activities

                

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (7,951 )     (6,396 )

Distributions from affiliates

     1,937       1,218  

Proceeds from notes receivable

     1,015       942  

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

     —         916  

Contingent acquisition payments

     (561 )     (3,000 )

Other

     128       (240 )
    


 


Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

     (5,432 )     (6,560 )
    


 


Cash Flow From Financing Activities

                

Repayment of long-term debt

     (77,128 )     (32,643 )

Net borrowing of short-term debt

     8,946       —    

Proceeds from stock options exercised

     2,839       2,614  

Payment of cash dividends

     (3,798 )     (3,268 )

Deferred financing costs

     (261 )     (222 )
    


 


Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

     (69,402 )     (33,519 )
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     35       —    
    


 


Net Change In Cash and Cash Equivalents

     (43,638 )     (8,968 )

Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning Of Year

     145,540       75,634  
    


 


Cash And Cash Equivalents At End Of Period

   $ 101,902     $ 66,666  
    


 


 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. The consolidated balance sheet as of April 1, 2005 and the consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flow for the three months ending April 1, 2005 and April 2, 2004 have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flow at April 1, 2005 and for all periods presented have been made.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The results of operations for the period ended April 1, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

On May 28, 2004, the Company purchased the remaining 50% ownership interest of Armkel, LLC (“Armkel”) that it did not own from affiliates of Kelso & Company (“the Armkel acquisition”) for a purchase price of approximately $262.0 million and Armkel was merged into the Company. Results of operations for Armkel’s business are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from May 29, 2004. Prior to May 28, 2004, the Company accounted for its investment in Armkel under the equity method. All material intercompany transactions and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company’s fiscal year begins on January 1 of the year stated and ends on December 31. Quarterly periods are based on a 4 weeks - 4 weeks - 5 weeks methodology. As a result, the first quarter can include a partial or expanded week in the first four week period of the quarter. Similarly, the last five week period in the fourth quarter could be a partial or expanded week.

 

2. Inventories consist of the following:

 

(In thousands)    April 1,
2005


   Dec. 31,
2004


Raw materials and supplies

   $ 43,976    $ 40,996

Work in process

     8,155      7,310

Finished goods

     105,706      100,592
    

  

     $ 157,837    $ 148,898
    

  

 

3. Property, Plant and Equipment consist of the following:

 

(In thousands)    Apr. 1,
2005


   Dec. 31,
2004


Land

   $ 13,547    $ 13,594

Buildings and improvements

     135,432      135,329

Machinery and equipment

     351,419      350,591

Office equipment and other assets

     37,394      37,255

Software

     17,148      16,733

Mineral rights

     997      999

Construction in progress

     16,066      10,421
    

  

       572,003      564,922

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     240,791      232,718
    

  

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

   $ 331,212    $ 332,204
    

  

 

4. Earnings Per Share

 

Basic EPS is calculated based on income available to common shareholders and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reported period. Diluted EPS includes additional dilution from potential common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options outstanding and the dilutive effect of contingently convertible debt instruments. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate Basic EPS is reconciled to those shares used in calculating Diluted EPS as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

(In thousands)    Apr. 1
2005


   Apr. 2,
2004


Basic

   63,321    61,323

Dilutive effect of stock options

   2,455    3,161

Dilutive effect of convertible debt

   3,226    3,226
    
  

Diluted

   69,002    67,710
    
  

Anti-dilutive stock options outstanding

   20    —  
    
  

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

5. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for costs of stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, rather than the fair-value based method in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. In connection with the Armkel acquisition, the Company paid cash and issued options to purchase 97,500 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $22.88 per share to certain executives in accordance with the provisions of Armkel’s Equity Appreciation Rights Plan (“EAR Plan”). The unvested portion of the EAR Plan options is being amortized over a two year vesting period and is recognized as expense as vesting occurs. In 2005, the amount recognized as expense for the stock options granted under the EAR Plan was $0.3 million for the first quarter.

 

The Company’s pro forma net income and pro forma net income per share for the first quarter of 2005 and 2004, determined as if the Company had adopted the fair value method of SFAS 123, are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

 
(In thousands, except for per share data)    Apr. 1,
2005


    Apr. 2,
2004


 

Net Income

                

As reported

   $ 37,701     $ 29,906  

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

     172       —    

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (1,270 )     (1,037 )
    


 


Pro forma

   $ 36,603     $ 28,869  
    


 


Net Income per Share: basic

                

As reported

   $ 0.60     $ 0.49  

Pro forma

   $ 0.58     $ 0.47  

Net Income per Share: diluted

                

As reported

   $ 0.56     $ 0.46  

Pro forma

   $ 0.54     $ 0.44  

 

6. Segment Information

 

The Company maintains three reportable segments. These segments are based on differences in the nature of products and organizational and ownership structures. Specifically, the Company has identified the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products Division (“SPD”).

 

Segment revenues are derived from the sale of the following products:

 

Segment


  

Products


Consumer Domestic

   Deodorizing and cleaning, laundry, and personal care products

Consumer International

   Primarily personal care products

SPD

   Specialty chemical products

 

The Company has 50 percent ownership interests in Armand Products Company (“Armand”) and The ArmaKleen Company (“ArmaKleen”). Since the Company does not control these entities, they are accounted for under the equity method in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. With respect to periods prior to the Armkel acquisition, the equity earnings of Armkel’s domestic results are included in the Consumer Domestic segment, and its international results in the Consumer International segment. The equity earnings of Armand and ArmaKleen are included in Corporate.

 

Some of the subsidiaries that are included in Consumer International manufacture and sell personal care products to Consumer Domestic. These sales are eliminated from the Consumer International results.

 

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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Segment sales and income before taxes and minority interest for the first quarters of 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

(in thousands)    Consumer
Domestic


   Consumer
Internat’l


   SPD

   Corporate

   Total

Net Sales

                                  

First Quarter 2005

   $ 297,716    $ 69,355    $ 53,603    $ —      $ 420,674

First Quarter 2004

     236,055      9,027      50,909      —        295,991

Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest (1)

                                  

First Quarter 2005

     40,992      10,852      4,741      1,270      57,855

First Quarter 2004

     33,790      4,634      5,476      742      44,642

 

(1) In determining Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest, Interest Expense, Interest Income, and Other Income (Expense) were allocated to the segments based upon each segment’s relative Operating Profit. The equity earnings of Armand and ArmaKleen are included in Corporate.

 

The following table discloses product line revenues from external customers for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and April 2, 2004.

 

     Three Months Ended

(In thousands)    Apr. 1,
2005


   Apr. 2,
2004


Deodorizing Products

   $ 63,759    $ 61,062

Laundry Products

     103,487      105,509

Personal Care Products

     130,470      69,484
    

  

Total Consumer Domestic

     297,716      236,055

Total Consumer International

     69,355      9,027

Total SPD

     53,603      50,909
    

  

Total Consolidated Net Sales

   $ 420,674    $ 295,991
    

  

 

7. Supplemental Financial Information of Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Operations

 

The 6% senior subordinated notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Church & Dwight Company, a Wyoming corporation, and the 9 ½% senior subordinated notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by several domestic subsidiaries of the Company on a joint and several basis. The guarantor financial information includes the Parent Company and an immaterial subsidiary whose total assets are approximately 1% of total guarantor assets. The following information is being presented in response to Item 3-10 of Regulation S-X, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Supplemental information for condensed consolidated balance sheets at April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, condensed consolidated income statements and statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and April 2, 2004 are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

Statements of Income

 

     For The Three Months Ended April 1, 2005

     Company
and
Guarantor


   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   Eliminations

    Total
Consolidated


Net sales

   $ 346,596    $ 82,806    $ (8,728 )   $ 420,674

Gross profit

     124,582      35,655      —         160,237

Income before taxes

     43,386      14,469      —         57,855

Net Income

     27,428      10,273      —         37,701

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

     For The Three Months Ended April 2, 2004

     Company
and
Guarantor


   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   Eliminations

    Total
Consolidated


Net sales

   $ 278,562    $ 22,213    $ (4,784 )   $ 295,991

Gross profit

     91,039      5,523      —         96,562

Income before taxes

     41,425      3,217      —         44,642

Net Income

     27,606      2,300      —         29,906

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     April 1, 2005

     Company
and
Guarantor


   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   Eliminations

    Total
Consolidated


Total Current Assets

   $ 170,973    $ 307,272    $ —       $ 478,245

Other Assets

     1,423,839      115,108      (156,256 )     1,382,691
    

  

  


 

Total Assets

   $ 1,594,812    $ 422,380    $ (156,256 )   $ 1,860,936
    

  

  


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                            

Total Current Liabilities

   $ 168,868    $ 197,028    $ —       $ 365,896

Other Liabilities

     857,828      114,232      (78,030 )     894,030

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     568,116      111,120      (78,226 )     601,010
    

  

  


 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 1,594,812    $ 422,380    $ (156,256 )   $ 1,860,936
    

  

  


 

 

     December 31, 2004

     Company
and
Guarantor


   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   Eliminations

    Total
Consolidated


Total Current Assets

   $ 218,034    $ 275,762    $ —       $ 493,796

Other Assets

     1,441,369      113,597      (170,764 )     1,384,202
    

  

  


 

Total Assets

   $ 1,659,403    $ 389,359    $ (170,764 )   $ 1,877,998
    

  

  


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                            

Total Current Liabilities

   $ 197,139    $ 160,402    $ (2 )   $ 357,539

Other Liabilities

     923,524      118,244      (81,339 )     960,429

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     538,740      110,713      (89,423 )     560,030
    

  

  


 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 1,659,403    $ 389,359    $ (170,764 )   $ 1,877,998
    

  

  


 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Statements of Cash Flow

 

    

For The Three Months Ended

April 1, 2005


 
     Company
and
Guarantor


    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Total
Consolidated


 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

   $ 37,463     $ (6,302 )   $ 31,161  

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

     (3,836 )     (1,596 )     (5,432 )

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities

     (76,164 )     6,762       (69,402 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     —         35       35  
    


 


 


Net Change In Cash & Cash Equivalents

     (42,537 )     (1,101 )     (43,638 )

Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning of Year

     81,949       63,591       145,540  
    


 


 


Cash And Cash Equivalents At End of Period

   $ 39,412     $ 62,490     $ 101,902  
    


 


 


    

For The Three Months Ended

April 2, 2004


 
     Company
and
Guarantor


    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries


    Total
Consolidated


 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 30,575     $ 536     $ 31,111  

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

     (6,550 )     (10 )     (6,560 )

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities

     (36,961 )     3,442       (33,519 )
    


 


 


Net Change In Cash & Cash Equivalents

     (12,936 )     3,968       (8,968 )

Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning of Year

     68,975       6,659       75,634  
    


 


 


Cash And Cash Equivalents At End of Period

   $ 56,039     $ 10,627     $ 66,666  
    


 


 


 

8. Armkel, LLC

 

On May 28, 2004, the Company purchased the remaining 50% of Armkel that it did not previously own from affiliates of Kelso for a purchase price of approximately $262.0 million.

 

Pro forma comparative net sales, net income and basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended April 2, 2004 are as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

April 2, 2004


(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)    Reported

   Pro forma

Net Sales

   $ 295,991    $ 409,407

Net Income

   $ 29,906    $ 36,992

Earnings Per Share Basic

   $ 0.49    $ 0.60

Earnings Per Share Diluted

   $ 0.46    $ 0.56

 

The pro forma information gives effect to the Company’s purchase of Kelso’s interest in Armkel as if it occurred at January 1, 2003. Pro forma adjustments included the inventory step-up charge, equity appreciation rights, additional interest expense and the related income tax impact, as well as elimination of intercompany sales.

 

The allocation of purchase price to certain intangibles has not yet been finalized since an independent appraisal is still in process. However, management does not believe that the finalization of the purchase price allocation will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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The following table summarizes financial information for Armkel for the quarter ended April 2, 2004 during which the Company accounted for its 50% interest under the equity method.

 

(In thousands)    Three Months Ended
April 2, 2004


Income statement data:

      

Net sales

   $ 113,773

Gross profit

     65,685

Net income

     18,163

Equity in affiliate’s income recorded by the Company

     9,082

 

The Company invoiced Armkel $6.6 million primarily for administrative and management oversight services (which is included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses), and purchased $0.5 million of deodorant anti-perspirant inventory produced by Armkel in the first quarter of 2004. The Company sold Armkel $0.4 million of Arm & Hammer products to be sold in international markets in the first quarter of 2004.

 

9. Short-term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt

 

Short-term borrowings and long-term debt consist of the following:

 

(In thousands)         Apr. 1,
2005


   Dec. 31,
2004


Short-term borrowings

                  

Securitization of Accounts Receivable due on April 13, 2005

        $ 100,000    $ 93,700

Various borrowings due to Brazilian Banks

          5,724      4,471

Other International Debt

          814      68
         

  

Total short-term borrowings

        $ 106,538    $ 98,239
         

  

Long-term debt

                  

Term B Loan

        $ 323,360    $ 400,337

Amount due 2005

   2,437              

Amount due 2006

   3,249              

Amount due 2007

   3,249              

Amount due 2008

   3,249              

Amount due 2009

   3,249              

Amount due 2010 and subsequent

   307,927              

Convertible Debentures due on August 15, 2033

          100,000      100,000

Senior Subordinated Note (6%) due December 22, 2012

          250,000      250,000

Senior Subordinated Note (9 ½%) due August 15, 2009

          6,400      6,400

Premium on 9 ½% Senior Subordinated Note

          128      213

Various debt due to Brazilian Banks $630 in 2005, $469 in 2006, $228 in 2007

          1,327      848

Industrial Revenue Refunding Bond Due in installments of $685 from 2005-2007 and $650 in 2008

          2,705      2,705
         

  

Total long-term debt

          683,920      760,503

Less: current maturities

          4,564      5,797
         

  

Net long-term debt

        $ 679,356    $ 754,706
         

  

 

The long-term debt principal payments required to be made are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

    

2005

   $ 3,752

2006

     4,403

2007

     4,162

2008

     3,899

2009

     9,777

2010 and subsequent

     657,927
    

     $ 683,920
    

 

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During the first quarter of 2005, the Company paid approximately $77.0 million of its Term B Loan, of which $75.0 million were voluntary payments.

 

In April 2005, the accounts receivable securitization facility was renewed with a new maturity date in April 2006.

 

10. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

The following tables disclose the carrying value of all intangible assets:

 

     April 1, 2005

   December 31, 2004

(In thousands)    Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accum.
Amort.


    Net

   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accum.
Amort.


    Net

Amortized intangible assets:

 

                           

Tradenames

   $ 77,413    $ (13,976 )   $ 63,437    $ 77,433    $ (12,759 )   $ 64,674

Formulas

     22,320      (3,603 )     18,717      22,320      (3,023 )     19,297

Non Compete Agreement

     1,143      (379 )     764      1,143      (350 )     793
    

  


 

  

  


 

Total

   $ 100,876    $ (17,958 )   $ 82,918    $ 100,896    $ (16,132 )   $ 84,764
    

  


 

  

  


 

Unamortized intangible assets – Carrying value:

 

                           

Tradenames

   $ 389,521                   $ 389,521               
    

                 

              

Total

   $ 389,521                   $ 389,521               
    

                 

              

 

Intangible amortization expense amounted to $1.8 million for the three months of 2005 and $1.5 million for the same period of 2004. The Company’s estimated intangible amortization will be approximately $7.2 million in each of the next five years.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended April 1, 2005 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)    Consumer
Domestic


    Consumer
International


   Specialty

   Total

Balance December 31, 2004

   $ 468,393     $ 20,662    $ 22,588    $ 511,643

Tradename reclassification (related to Armkel)

     (2,766 )     2,766      —        —  

Goodwill associated with the Armkel acquisition

     1,074       —        —        1,074

Other

     224       —        —        224
    


 

  

  

Balance April 1, 2005

   $ 466,925     $ 23,428    $ 22,588    $ 512,941
    


 

  

  

 

11. Comprehensive Income

 

The following table discloses the Company’s comprehensive income for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and April 2, 2004:

 

     Three Months Ended

(In thousands)    Apr. 1,
2005


   Apr. 2,
2004


Net Income

   $ 37,701    $ 29,906

Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax:

             

Foreign exchange translation adjustments

     1,725      161

Interest rate swap agreements

     —        143

Company’s portion of Armkel’s accumulated other comprehensive income

     —        1,511
    

  

Comprehensive Income

   $ 39,426    $ 31,721
    

  

 

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12. Pension and Postretirement Plans

 

The following table discloses the net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement plans for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and April 2, 2004.

 

     Pension Costs
Three Months
Ended


 
(In thousands)    Apr. 1,
2005


    Apr. 2,
2004


 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

                

Service cost

   $ 597     $ 41  

Interest cost

     1,606       353  

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,516 )     (316 )

Amortization of prior service cost

     5       1  

Recognized actuarial loss

     51       123  
    


 


Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 743     $ 202  
    


 


 

     Postretirement Costs
Three Months
Ended


 
(In thousands)    Apr. 1,
2005


    April 2,
2004


 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

                

Service cost

   $ 126     $ 109  

Interest cost

     289       216  

Amortization of prior service cost

     17       (20 )

Recognized actuarial gain

     (1 )     —    
    


 


Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 431     $ 305  
    


 


 

The Company made cash contributions of approximately $1.7 million to certain of its pension plans in the first quarter and expects to make additional contributions of $2.8 million during the remainder of 2005.

 

13. Commitments, contingencies and guarantees

 

  a. In December 1981, the Company formed a partnership with a supplier of raw materials which mines and processes sodium mineral deposits owned by each of the two partners in Wyoming. The Company purchases the majority of its sodium raw material requirements from the partnership. This agreement terminates upon two years’ written notice by either company. The Company has an annual commitment to purchase 240,000 tons, based upon market price. There are no other material transactions with the partnership or the Company’s partner.

 

  b. The Company’s distribution of condoms under the Trojan and other trademarks is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Certain of the Company’s condoms and similar condoms sold by its competitors, contain the spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N-9). The World Health Organization and other interested groups have issued reports suggesting that N-9 should not be used rectally or for multiple daily acts of vaginal intercourse, given the ingredient’s potential to cause irritation to human membranes. The Company expects the FDA to issue non-binding draft guidance concerning the labeling of condoms with N-9, although the timing of such draft guidance remains uncertain. The Company believes that condoms with N-9 provide an acceptable added means of contraceptive protection and is cooperating with the FDA concerning the appropriate labeling revisions, if any. However, the Company cannot predict the outcome of the FDA review. While awaiting further FDA guidance, the Company has implemented interim labeling revisions that caution against rectal use and more-than-once-a-day vaginal use of N-9-containing condoms, and has launched a public information campaign to communicate these messages to the affected communities. If the FDA or state governments promulgate rules which prohibit or restrict the use of N-9 in condoms (such as new labeling requirements), the financial condition and operating results of the Company could suffer.

 

  c. The Company has commitments to acquire approximately $75.0 million of raw material and packaging supplies from its vendors. The packaging supplies are in either a converted or non-converted status. This enables the Company to respond quickly to changes in customer orders/requirements.

 

  d. The Company has outstanding letters of credit of approximately $7.5 million with several banks which guarantee payment for such things as insurance claims in the event of the Company’s insolvency, a year’s worth of lease payments on a warehouse, and 200 days of interest on an Industrial Revenue Bond borrowing.

 

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  e. In connection with the acquisition of Unilever’s oral care brands in the United States and Canada, the Company is required to make additional performance-based payments of a minimum of $5 million and a maximum of $12 million over the eight year period following the October 2003 acquisition. All payments will be accounted for as additional purchase price. The Company has paid approximately $3.1 million since the acquisition.

 

  f. The Company, in the ordinary course of its business, is the subject of, or a party to, various pending or threatened legal actions. The Company believes that any ultimate liability arising from these actions will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position.

 

14. Assets Held For Sale

 

As part of the Armkel acquisition, the Company has title to property and facilities in Cranbury, New Jersey, which includes research facilities that are in use as well as assets that are held for sale. In the third quarter of 2004, the Company entered into a contract to sell sections of the land available for development (and demolish the remaining buildings at the buyer’s expense), subject to obtaining environmental and other regulatory approvals. The Company expects to close on the sale before the end of 2005. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company entered into a contract to sell the remaining assets held for sale. The contract is subject to the buyer’s due diligence. The value expected to be received for all land at the Cranbury, NJ location (other than that related to the research facilities), net of costs to sell, is approximately $11.0 million. These assets are included in the Consumer Domestic segment.

 

In January 2005, the Company signed an agreement to sell its manufacturing plant in Mexico. The new owner of the plant will manufacture products for the Company. At the end of April, the Company closed on the sale of this facility and received, net of costs to sell, approximately $2.3 million, which is included in the Consumer International segment.

 

15. Reclassification

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in order to conform with the current year presentation.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

Results of Operations

 

The discussion of results of operations at the consolidated level is followed by a more detailed discussion of results of operations by segment for the first quarter of 2005 compared to the first quarter 2004. The segment discussion also presents certain product line fluctuations. With the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in Armkel, LLC (“Armkel”) that the Company did not previously own from affiliates of Kelso & Company (“Kelso”) on May 28, 2004, and Armkel’s subsequent merger with the Company, the results of operations of the former Armkel business are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements from the date of acquisition.

 

Consolidated Results

 

Net Sales

 

Net sales for the quarter increased by $124.7 million or 42.1% to $420.7 million, as compared to $296.0 million in the previous year’s first quarter. Of the increase, $122.6 million reflects sales of products formerly owned by Armkel, which are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated results, and favorable foreign exchange rates of $0.8 million.

 

Operating Costs

 

The Company’s gross margin in the current quarter increased to 38.1% from 32.6% in the prior year. The increase is in large part a result of the products formerly owned by Armkel, which carry on average a higher gross profit margin than other Company products. Excluding the impact of the former Armkel business, gross margin declined. This decline is due to sharp price increases for oil-based raw and packaging materials and certain commodity chemicals during the second half of 2004.

 

Marketing expenses in the current quarter were $37.6 million, an increase of $13.5 million as compared to the same period of 2004 primarily as a result of approximately $15.0 million in expenses associated with the former Armkel products. Marketing expenses for the Company’s pre-existing product lines were slightly lower than last year as a result of lower expenses for certain deodorizing and cleaning products.

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses in the current quarter increased $21.5 million as compared to the same period last year. This is primarily a result of costs associated with the former Armkel business of approximately $24.0 million. Other SG&A expenses declined due to lower deferred and performance-based compensation costs and decreases in information system costs and costs to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.

 

Other Income and Expenses

 

The decrease in equity in earnings of affiliates of $8.6 million in the current quarter as compared to the year ago period is due to the Company’s acquisition of Kelso’s interest in Armkel on May 28, 2004. The combined earnings of the Company’s other equity investments slightly increased.

 

Other income and expense in 2005 includes the effect of foreign exchange remeasurement losses related to intercompany loans between the Company’s subsidiaries. The 2004 amount reflects a gain on the sale of a warehouse by our Canadian subsidiary.

 

Interest expense increased in the quarter as a result of interest associated with the assumption of Armkel’s indebtedness and the Company’s additional indebtedness required to purchase Kelso’s interest in Armkel.

 

Taxation

 

The effective tax rate for the quarter was 34.8% as compared to 33.0% for the same period of last year. Last year’s tax rate was impacted favorably by an amended prior year tax return that resulted in a benefit related to a prior year research and development tax credit.

 

Segment results

 

The Company maintains three reportable segments. These segments are based on differences in the nature of products and organizational and ownership structures. Specifically, the Company has identified the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products Division (“SPD”).

 

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Segment revenues are derived from the sale of the following products:

 

Segment


  

Products


Consumer Domestic    Deodorizing and cleaning, laundry, and personal care products
Consumer International    Primarily personal care products
SPD    Specialty chemical products

 

Some of the subsidiaries that are included in Consumer International manufacture and sell personal care products to Consumer Domestic. These sales are eliminated from the Consumer International results.

 

Segment sales and income before taxes and minority interest for the first quarters of 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

(in thousands)    Consumer
Domestic


   Consumer
Internat’l


   SPD

   Corporate

   Total

Net Sales

                                  

First Quarter 2005

   $ 297,716    $ 69,355    $ 53,603    $ —      $ 420,674

First Quarter 2004

     236,055      9,027      50,909      —        295,991

Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest (1)

                                  

First Quarter 2005

     40,992      10,852      4,741      1,270      57,855

First Quarter 2004

     33,790      4,634      5,476      742      44,642

 

(1) In determining Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest, Interest Expense, Interest Income, and Other Income (Expense) were allocated to the segments based upon each segments’ relative Operating Profit. With respect to the first quarter of 2004, which was prior to the Armkel acquisition, the equity earnings of Armkel’s domestic results are included in the Consumer Domestic segment and its international results are in the Consumer International segment. The equity earnings of Armand and ArmaKleen are included in Corporate.

 

Consumer Domestic

 

For the first quarter of 2005, Consumer Domestic Net Sales increased $61.7 million or 26.1% to $297.7 million. Personal care products increased $61.0 million due to sales of $62.9 million associated with the domestic results of the former Armkel products. Deodorizing products increased $2.7 million and laundry products decreased $2.0 million. Net sales of the former Armkel products in the first quarter of 2004, when their sales were not consolidated with those of the Company, totaled approximately $58.0 million.

 

Consumer Domestic Income before Taxes and Minority Interest for the current quarter increased $7.2 million to $41.0 million. This is due to the increased contribution from the former Armkel products, slightly lower marketing costs associated with certain deodorizing and cleaning products and lower SG&A for the reasons noted above attributable to the non-Armkel portion of the business. The higher profitability was partially offset by higher oil based manufacturing and freight costs. The segment was also impacted by higher interest costs resulting from the Armkel purchase.

 

Consumer International

 

Consumer International Net Sales for the current quarter as compared to the same period of last year increased $60.3 million to $69.4 million. The current quarter included $59.7 million of sales attributable to the former Armkel international business and the effect of favorable foreign exchange rates. Net sales of the former Armkel subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2004, when their sales were not consolidated with those of the Company, totaled approximately $55.8 million. The increase of $3.9 million includes a favorable foreign exchange effect of $3.1 million.

 

Income before Taxes and Minority Interest increased $6.2 million to $10.9 million as a result of the inclusion of the former Armkel international business results following the acquisition, partially offset by higher interest costs associated with the Armkel acquisition.

 

Specialty Products (SPD)

 

Specialty Products Net Sales grew $2.7 million or 5.3% to $53.6 million in the first quarter of 2005, as a result of higher sales of animal nutrition products and favorable foreign exchange rates.

 

Specialty Products Income before Taxes and Minority Interest decreased $0.7 million to $4.7 million as a result of higher manufacturing costs for certain specialty chemicals, and an increase in allocated interest expense, partially offset by higher profit contribution associated with higher animal nutrition product sales.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company had outstanding total debt of $790.5 million and cash of $101.9 million (of which approximately $58.4 million resides in foreign subsidiaries). This compares to total debt of $858.7 million at December 31, 2004. The reduction of debt since the beginning of the fiscal year is primarily due to voluntary bank debt payments of $75.0 million, partially offset by an increase of $6.3 million associated with the Company’s accounts receivable securitization. In April 2005, the accounts receivable securitization facility was renewed with a new maturity date of April 2006.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is a required component of the financial covenants contained in the Company’s primary credit facility and management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors as a financial indicator of the Company’s ability to service its indebtedness. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, which is determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Financial covenants include a total debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio, which if not met, could result in an event of default and trigger the early termination of the credit facility, if not remedied within a certain period of time. Adjusted EBITDA was approximately $79.5 million for the first quarter of 2005. The leverage ratio (total debt to Adjusted EBITDA) for the 12 months ended April 1, 2005 which, under the loan agreement, permits the inclusion of Armkel’s EBITDA prior to its acquisition by the Company for pro forma purposes was approximately 2.74 versus the agreement’s maximum 4.25, and the interest coverage ratio (Adjusted EBITDA to total interest expense) for the twelve months ended April 1, 2005 was approximately 5.44 versus the agreement’s minimum of 3.0. This credit facility is secured by the assets of the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries. The reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended April 1, 2005 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 31.2  

Interest Expense

     10.6  

Current Income Tax Provision

     16.0  

Distributions from Affiliates

     1.9  

Change in Working Capital and Other Liabilities

     22.7  

Investment Income

     (0.8 )

Other

     (2.1 )
    


Adjusted EBITDA (per loan agreement)

   $ 79.5  
    


Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

   $ (5.4 )
    


Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

   $ (69.4 )
    


 

During the first quarter of 2005, cash flow from operating activities was $31.2 million. Major factors affecting cash flow from operating activities included operating earnings before non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization, and a $22.7 million increase in working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents) and other liabilities. Operating cash flow, together with distributions from affiliates, proceeds from stock option exercises and existing cash, were used to make voluntary and mandatory debt repayments, additions to property, plant and equipment, and the payment of dividends.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a revised version of SFAS No. 123, “Share-Based Payment”, a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” and eliminates the alternative of using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”) which was permitted in Statement 123 as originally issued. Under APB 25, issuing stock options to employees generally resulted in recognition of no compensation cost. SFAS No. 123R requires entities to recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based upon the grant date fair value of those awards in their income statements. For the Company, this Statement becomes effective January 1, 2006. As of the required effective date, any public company that used the fair-value method of disclosure under Statement 123 will apply this Statement using a modified version of prospective application. Under the transition method, compensation cost is recognized on or after the required effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant date fair value of those awards calculated under Statement 123 for either recognition or pro forma disclosures.

 

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “AJCA”) was enacted on October 22, 2004. The AJCA repeals an export incentive, creates a new deduction for qualified domestic manufacturing activities and includes a special one-time deduction of 85% of certain foreign earnings repatriated to the U.S.

 

The FASB issued FSP FAS 109-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” (FSP FAS 109-1) on December 21, 2004. In accordance with FSP FAS 109-1, the Company will treat the deduction for qualified domestic manufacturing activities, which is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2005, as a reduction of the income tax provision in future years as realized.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Continued)

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued FSP FAS 109-2, “Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,” allowing companies additional time to evaluate the effect of the AJCA on plans for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings. The Company is in the process of evaluating the effects of the repatriation provision.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company is facing higher costs for several categories of raw and packaging materials, particularly those based on energy prices. In response, the Company has intensified its margin enhancement strategies, and is in the process of implementing a range of formulation, packaging, logistics and other cost reduction programs.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

  a. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

 

  b. Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the Company’s first fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, short- and long-term financial objectives, sales and earnings growth, gross profit margin, earnings per share, non-cash accounting charges, cash flow, adoption of new accounting guidance, financial forecasts and cost improvement programs. These statements represent the intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs of the Company, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The uncertainties include assumptions as to market growth and consumer demand (including the effect of political and economic events on consumer demand), increases in raw material, packaging and energy prices, the Company’s ability to raise prices or reduce promotion spending, the Company’s ability to implement cost reduction programs in response to commodity price increases, the financial condition of major customers, the risks of currency fluctuations, changes in foreign laws and other risks associated with our international operations and trade, and competitive and consumer reactions to the Company’s products. Other factors, which could materially affect the results, include the outcome of contingencies, including litigation, pending regulatory proceedings, environmental remediation and the acquisition or divestiture of assets.

 

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures the Company makes on related subjects in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 5, 2005. The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years:

 

Nominee


   For

   Withheld

   Broker Non-Votes

James R. Craigie

   58,036,269    533,637    0

Robert A. Davies, III

   57,943,087    626,819    0

Rosina B. Dixon, M.D.

   58,059,320    510,586    0

Robert D. LeBlanc

   58,293,010    276,896    0

Lionel L. Nowell, III

   58,085,319    484,587    0

 

The Company’s continuing directors are as follows: John D. Leggett, III, John F. Maypole, Robert A. McCabe, Burton B. Staniar, T. Rosie Albright, Robert H. Beeby, J. Richard Leaman, Jr., Dwight C. Minton, John O. Whitney.

 

The voting results on other matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal for the amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the Company’s authorized common stock from 100 million shares to 150 million shares:

 

For


   Against

   Abstained

   Broker Non-Votes

56,320,712

   2,154,527    94,667    0

 

Proposal for adoption of the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

 

For


   Against

   Abstained

   Broker Non-Votes

48,134,883

   1,023,254    196,634    9,215,135

 

Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors of the Company’s 2005 financial statements:

 

For


   Against

   Abstained

   Broker Non-Votes

57,455,907

   1,041,267    72,731    0

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

  (3.1)   Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 9, 2005, as filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on May 10, 2005.
  (3.2)   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended through May 9, 2005.
  (3.3)   By-laws of the Company as amended – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K dated September 19, 2003.
  (11)   Computation of earnings per share.
(31.1)   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act.
(31.2)   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act.
(32.1)   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
(32.2)   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

           

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

            (REGISTRANT)
DATE:   May 10, 2005       /s/    ZVI EIREF        
            ZVI EIREF
            VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND
            CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DATE:   May 10, 2005       /s/    GARY P. HALKER        
            GARY P. HALKER
            VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND
            TREASURER

 

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EXHIBITS

 

  (3.1)   Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 9, 2005, as filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on May 10, 2005.
  (3.2)   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended through May 9, 2005.
  (3.3)   By-laws of the Company as amended – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K dated September 19, 2003.
  (11)   Computation of earnings per share.
(31.1)   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act.
(31.2)   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act.
(32.1)   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
(32.2)   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

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EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - MAY 9, 2005 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation - May 9, 2005

EXHIBIT 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 242 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. (the “Corporation”) a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling for the consideration thereof by the stockholders at the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

 

RESOLVED, that subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company, subparagraph (a) of Paragraph 4 of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation be amended to read as follows:

 

FOURTH: (a) The total number of shares of capital stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 152,500,000 shares of two classes. 150,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock at $1.00 par value per share, and 2,500,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, at $1.00 par value per share.

 

SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation was duly called and held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

 

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be executed in its corporate name and on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this 9th day of May, 2005.

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

By:

  /s/    ROBERT A. DAVIES, III        
    Robert A. Davies, III
    Chairman of the Board

 

EX-3.2 3 dex32.htm RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - MAY 9, 2005 Restated Certificate of Incorporation - May 9, 2005

EXHIBIT 3.2

 

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

 

(Pursuant to Item 601(3)(b)(i) of Regulation S-K, the following constitutes a complete copy of the

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended to date and as currently in effect).

 

FIRST: The name of the corporation is:

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

 

SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is as follows:

 

(a) To manufacture, buy, sell, import, export, deal in and use chemicals, grocery products, food products, drugs, cleaners, detergents, water softeners, disinfectants, and consumer or industrial products of every nature and description; and

 

(b) To conduct any lawful business; to exercise any lawful purpose or power; and to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

The foregoing clause of this Article THIRD shall be construed as purposes, objects and powers. The enumeration of specified purposes, objects and powers shall not be construed to exclude, limit or restrict in any manner, any power, right or privilege given to the Corporation by law, or to limit or restrict the meaning of the general terms or the general powers of the Corporation, nor shall the expression of one thing be deemed to exclude another, although it be of like nature, not expressed, it being the intent of this Article THIRD that this Corporation shall have and may exercise all the powers now or which

 


hereafter may be conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware upon corporations formed under the General Corporation Law.

 

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as giving the Corporation any rights, powers or privileges not permitted to it by law, but the occurrence within any of the foregoing clauses of any purpose, power or object prohibited by the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state, or of any territory, dependency or foreign country, in which the Corporation may carry on business, shall not invalidate any other purpose, power or object not so prohibited, by reason of its contiguity or apparent association therewith.

 

FOURTH: (a) The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 152,500,000 shares of two classes. 150,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock at $1.00 par value per share, and 2,500,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, at $1.00 par value per share.

 

(b) A holder of Common Stock shall, be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the record date for such meeting.

 

(c) The class of Preferred Stock may be divided into and issued in one or more series as follows:

 

Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, the shares of each series to have such voting powers, fully or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed herein and in a resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby expressly authorized, by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board, subject to the limitations provided by law, to establish and designate series of the Preferred Stock, to fix the number of shares

 

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constituting each series, and to fix the designations and the relative powers, rights and preferences, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, of the shares of each series and the variations in the relative powers, rights, preferences and limitations as between series, and to increase and to decrease the number of shares constituting each series.

 

The authority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation with respect to each series shall include, but shall not be limited to, the authority to determine the following:

 

(1) The designation of such series;

 

(2) The number of shares initially constituting such series;

 

(3) The increase, and the decrease to a number not less than the number of the outstanding shares of such series, of the number of shares constituting such series theretofore fixed;

 

(4) The rate or rates and the times and conditions under which dividends on the shares of such series shall be paid, and (x) if such dividends are payable in preference to, or in relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes of stock, the terms and conditions of such payment, and (y) if such dividends shall be cumulative, the date or dates from and after which they shall accumulate;

 

(5) Whether or not the shares or such series shall be redeemable, and, if such shares shall be redeemable, the designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and the terms and conditions of such redemption, including, but not limited to, the date or dates upon or after which such shares shall be redeemable and the amount period share which shall be payable upon such

 

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redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;

 

(6) The amount payable on the shares in the event of the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation;

 

(7) Whether or not the shares of such series may be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series and the price or prices and the rates of exchange and the terms of any adjustments to be made in connection with such conversion or exchange;

 

(8) Whether or not the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if such shares shall have such voting rights, the terms and conditions thereof, including, but not limited to, the right of the holders of such shares to vote as a separate class either alone or with the holders of shares of one or more other series of Preferred Stock and the right to have more (or less) than one vote per share;

 

(9) Whether or not a purchase fund shall be provided for the shares of such series, and if such a purchase fund shall be provided, the terms and conditions thereof;

 

(10) Whether or not a sinking fund shall be provided for the redemption of the shares of such series, and if such a sinking fund shall be provided, the terms and conditions thereof; and

 

(11) Any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Article FOURTH or the limitations provided by law.

 

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(d) No stockholder shall have any preemptive right to subscribe to any shares of stock of the Corporation of any class or series thereof, now or hereafter authorized, or any security convertible into such stock.

 

(e) Every reference in this Certificate of Incorporation or in the By-Laws to a majority or other proportion of stock shall refer to such majority or other proportion of the votes of such stock.

 

(f) Pursuant to authority conferred by this Article Fourth upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the Board of Directors created a series of Preferred Stock designated as Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, which consists of 225,000 shares with a par value of $1.00 per share, by filing a Certificate of Designation of the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 28, 1989, and the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Corporation are as set forth in Exhibit A hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

FIFTH: (a) The number of directors of the Corporation shall not be less than three nor more than fifteen, the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Such exact number shall be 10 until otherwise determined by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, the term “entire Board” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

 

(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number (as determined by the Board of Directors) as the then total number of directors constituting the entire Board permits, with the term of office of one class expiring each year. At the annual meeting of stockholders in 1980, directors of the first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting, directors of the second class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting and directors of the third class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting. At each annual meeting of stockholders after 1980, the successors to the class of directors whose terms shall then expire shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting.

 

(c) Any director may be removed from office, but only for cause at a meeting of stockholders, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the

 

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Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors. If any director shall be removed by the stockholders pursuant to this paragraph, the stockholders of the Corporation may, at the meeting at which such removal is effected, fill the resulting vacancy by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors. If the vacancy is not filled by the stockholders, the vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum. Any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum. Any directors chosen pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such directors shall have been chosen and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.

 

(d) The number of directors is changed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Article FIFTH, any newly created directorships or any decrease in directorships shall be so apportioned among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number (as determined by the Board of Directors) as may be. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

(e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Article FIFTH, each director shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless he shall resign, become disqualified or disabled, or be removed in accordance with this Article.

 

SIXTH: In furtherance, and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized:

 

(a) To make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation;

 

(b) To set apart out of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and to abolish such reserve.

 

SEVENTH: (a) 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 for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law (3) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

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(b)(1) Right of Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, 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 or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action or inaction in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in this paragraph (b), the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this paragraph (b) shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition as authorized by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company in his or her capacity as such in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director, officer, employee or agent of the Company is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise.

 

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(2) Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under subparagraph (b)(1) is not paid in full by the Corporation within 30 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which make it permissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(3) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The right to indemnification and the Payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this paragraph (b) shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

(4) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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EIGHTH: (a) The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provisions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that some lesser percentage may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal Article FIFTH, EIGHTH and NINTH of this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(c) No action by the stockholders of the Corporation may be taken otherwise than at the annual or special meeting of stockholders.

 

NINTH: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this Article NINTH, the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in elections of directors shall be required at a meeting of stockholders (held in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Corporation) to adopt, authorize, or approve any of the following actions:

 

(1) A merger or consolidation by the Corporation with any corporation, other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned, direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation in a transaction which this Corporation is the surviving corporation and in which all stockholders of this Corporation retain the same proportional voting and equity interests in the Corporation which they had prior to the consummation of the transaction; and

 

(2) Any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition, other than in the ordinary course of business (in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions) to any other corporation, person or other entity of any substantial assets of the Corporation, or the voting of any shares of any direct or indirect subsidiary, by proxy, written consent or otherwise, to permit such sale, lease, or other disposition by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation. For purposes of this Article NINTH, “substantial assets” shall mean assets in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the gross assets of the Corporation on a consolidated basis, at the time of the transaction to which this definition relates, as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

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(b) If any action referred to above in paragraph (a) has first been approved by resolution adopted by not less than two-thirds of the directors then in office, such action may be adopted, authorized, or approved by a majority of the votes cast by holders of shares of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.

 

TENTH: (a) Special meetings of stockholders may be called by a majority of the directors then in office or by the Chief Executive Officer at any time for any purpose or purposes.

 

(b) To be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders must be either (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the President, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by vote of a majority of the full Board or Directors, or (iii) otherwise brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Article TENTH.

 

(c) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder under this Article TENTH, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such business must be a proper subject for stockholder action under the Delaware General Corporation Law. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 120 days (unless such day is not a business day, in which case the immediately preceding business day) prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Corporation’s proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 40 days or delayed by more than 40 days from such anniversary date, then notice by the stockholder to be timely must be delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the 120th day prior to the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which the date of the meeting is publicly announced. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice must set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for

 

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election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (B) the number of shares of the Corporation which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (C) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and such beneficial owner and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner in such business, and (D) a representation that such stockholder or its agent or designee intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Article TENTH to the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, then a stockholder’s notice required by this Article TENTH will also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

(d) Only such business may be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as has been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of

 

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Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving the notice required by this Article TENTH, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Article TENTH. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders if the stockholder’s notice required by this Article TENTH is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the 120th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting.

 

(e) Only those persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article TENTH will be eligible for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders. Only business brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article TENTH may be conducted at a meeting of stockholders. The Chairman of the meeting has the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article TENTH and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Article TENTH, to declare that such defective proposal shall be disregarded.

 

(f) For purposes of this Article TENTH, “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article TENTH, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Article TENTH. Nothing in this Article TENTH shall be deemed to remove any obligation of stockholders to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act with respect to proposals requested to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to said Rule 14a-8.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Section 1. Designation and Amount.

 

The shares of such series shall be designated as Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Junior Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 225,000. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Junior Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Junior Preferred Stock.

 

Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.

 

  (A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of preferred stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Junior Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, and of any other junior stock which may be outstanding, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of January, April, July and October in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Junior Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) 25.00 per share ($100.00 per annum), or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 100 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 100 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Junior Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

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  (B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Junior Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $25.00 per share ($100.00 per annum) on the Junior Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

 

  (C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Junior Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Junior Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall accumulate but shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Junior Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

 

Section 3. Voting Rights.

 

The holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights.

 

  (A) Subject to the provisions for adjustment as hereinafter set forth, each share of Junior Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 100 votes (and each one one-hundredth of a share of Junior Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote) on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by classification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or less number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

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  (B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, in any other certificate of designation creating a series of preferred stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

  (C) If at any time the Corporation shall not have declared and paid all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Junior Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 hereof for four consecutive Quarterly Dividend Payment Dates, then, in addition to any voting rights provided for in paragraphs (A) and (B), the holders of the Junior Preferred Stock shall have the exclusive right, voting separately as class, to elect two directors on the Board of Directors of the Corporation (such directors, the “Preferred Directors”). The right of the holders of the Junior Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Directors shall continue until all such accrued and unpaid dividends shall have been paid. At such time, the terms of any of the Preferred Directors shall terminate. At any time when the holders of the Junior Preferred Stock shall have thus become entitled to elect Preferred Directors, a special meeting of shareholders shall be called for the purpose of electing such Preferred Directors, to be held within 30 days after the right of the holders of the Junior Preferred Stock to elect such Preferred Directors shall arise, upon notice given in the manner provided by law or the by-laws of the Corporation for giving notice of a special meeting of shareholders (provided, however, that such a special meeting shall not be called if the annual meeting of shareholders is to convene within said 30 days). At any such special meeting or at any annual meeting at which the holders of the Junior Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect Preferred Directors, the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Junior Preferred Stock present in person or by proxy shall be sufficient to constitute a quorum for the election of such directors. The persons elected by the holders of the Junior Preferred Stock at any meeting in accordance with the terms of the preceding sentence shall become directors on the date of such election. During any period of time in which there are any shares of Junior Preferred Stock outstanding, the number of Directors (excluding Preferred Directors, if any) on the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall not exceed thirteen.

 

Section 4. Certain Restrictions.

 

  (A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Junior Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Junior Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

 

  (i) declare or pay dividends or, make any other distributions on any shares or stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) to the Junior Preferred Stock;

 

  (ii)

declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) with the Junior Preferred Stock except dividends paid ratably on the Junior Preferred Stock, and all

 

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such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are than entitled;

 

  (iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) with the Junior Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up) to the Junior Preferred Stock; or

 

  (iv) purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Junior Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) with the Junior Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

 

  (B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

Section 5. Reacquired Shares.

 

Any shares of Junior Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to series, and may be reissued as part of a new series of preferred stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, in any other certificate of designation creating a series of preferred stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

 

Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding-Up.

 

Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (A) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) to the Junior Preferred Stock unless prior thereto, the holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall have received the higher of (i) $100 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, or (ii) an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of Common Stock; nor shall any distribution be made (B) to the holders of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) with the Junior Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Junior Preferred Stock and all other such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to

 

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which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock are entitled immediately prior to such event under the provision in clause (A) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc.

 

In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, or otherwise changed, then in any such case each share of Junior Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share (subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

 

Section 8. No Redemption.

 

The shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

 

Section 9. Rank.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or a certificate of designation relating to a subsequent series of preferred stock of the Corporation, the Junior Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation’s preferred stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, and senior to the Common Stock of the Corporation.

 

Section 10. Amendment.

 

The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Junior

 

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Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Junior Preferred Stock, voting together as a single series.

 

Section 11. Fractional Shares.

 

Junior Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share (in one one-hundredths (1/100) of a share and integral multiples thereof) which shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Junior Preferred Stock.

 

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EX-11 4 dex11.htm COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE Computation of Earnings Per Share

Exhibit 11

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

EXHIBIT 11 - Computation of Earnings Per Share

(In thousands except per share amounts)

 

     Quarter Ended

    

April 1,

2005


  

April 2,

2004


BASIC:

             

Net Income

   $ 37,701    $ 29,906

Weighted average shares outstanding

     63,321      61,323

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.60    $ 0.49

DILUTED:

             

Net Income

   $ 37,701    $ 29,906

After-tax interest cost of convertible debt

     917      924
    

  

Net Income plus assumed debt conversion

   $ 38,618    $ 30,830

Weighted average shares outstanding

     63,321      61,323

Dilutive effect of convertible debt

     3,226      3,226

Incremental shares under stock option plans

     2,455      3,161
    

  

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding

     69,002      67,710
    

  

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.56    $ 0.46
    

  

EX-31.1 5 dex311.htm 302 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, James R. Craigie, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Church & Dwight Co., Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on our evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 10, 2005

      /s/    JAMES R. CRAIGIE        
       

James R. Craigie

Chief Executive Officer

 

EX-31.2 6 dex312.htm 302 CERTIFICATION - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 302 Certification - Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Zvi Eiref, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Church & Dwight Co., Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on our evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 10, 2005

      /s/    ZVI EIREF        
       

Zvi Eiref

Chief Financial Officer

 

EX-32.1 7 dex321.htm 906 CERTIFICATION - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 906 Certification - Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT AND

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

I, James R. Craigie, Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., hereby certify that, based on my knowledge:

 

1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 1, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

By:

  /s/    JAMES R. CRAIGIE        
   

James R. Craigie

Chief Executive Officer

Dated:

 

May 10, 2005

 

EX-32.2 8 dex322.htm 906 CERTIFICATION - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 906 Certification - Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT AND

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

I, Zvi Eiref, Vice President, Finance of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., hereby certify that, based on my knowledge:

 

1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 1, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

By:

  /s/    ZVI EIREF        
   

Zvi Eiref

Chief Financial Officer

Dated:

 

May 10, 2005

 

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